Features
- Completely Non-Toxic wetting agent
- Made from natural, biodegradable and renewable sources (non-synthetic) achieving 95.3% TOC in 28 days
- Environmentally friendly with an indefinite shelf life
- Use up to 80% less water for the same impact
- Compatible with existing equipment
- Can be used in automated sprinkler systems
- Up to twenty one times more effective at cooling than water
- Can be supplied in small, pre-mixed, lightweight, pressurised canisters
Advantages
- Zero environmental impact in day to day use.
- Hazardous Materials Identification System rating of 0,0,0 – the same as water.
- If stored between 0°C – 48°C, it will last indefinitely
- No special disposal requirements:- it can be safely disposed of in municipal systems, requiring no cleanup
- Fires are extinguished faster and using less water
- Class A, B & D fires can be tackled using the same agent
- Fires are cooled faster to lower the risk of structural damage
- Fires are cooled faster enabling the firefighters to get to work on the scene much sooner, saving time and lives.
- Existing equipment can be used to provide the equivalent capability of hi-ex type foams
- Tested according to NFPA 18 Standards
Benefits
- Fire crews can take an immediate and local decision to use the additive, thereby controlling the fire faster, reducing the loss of lives and damage to property, as well as making it safer for the fire fighters.
- A single product can be used for most conflagrations, giving increased flexibility and responsiveness of tenders and crews in a wide geographic area, and helping to reduce the cost of providing a wide range of capabilities to the community.
- Either the same number of crews can deal with an increase in incidents, or fewer crews could be used to give the same fire-fighting effectiveness, and saving money.
- Crews will be able to deal with a wider range of fires using the same equipment without the need to use special turbine generators/pumps, again saving costs and increasing performance.
- Zero environmental impact means there is an opportunity to save on disposal costs.
- Using up to 80% less water to put out a fire will result in less water damage to property.
- Approved by the Underwriters Laboratory and the Environmental Protection Agency in the USA, the additive will further enhance a fire service’s reputation in deploying best practice to save lives and service the community, thereby enabling it to meet social and environmental responsibilities at the same time.
- Deployment of smaller, fast-response vehicles, strategically based throughout the region, could provide the same level of cover as larger but more widely spread tenders, again saving time to respond and save lives and property.
- Less damage and cleanup required, saving money and time.
- Less diking required, saving money and time.
- Less water used to enhance the sustainable use of resources.
- Suppressant made from natural renewable resources, which will enhance your sustainability performance
- Indefinite life will reduce the operating costs of your service.
Test to extinguish a plastics, foam and tire fire.
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Non-toxic, Eco-Friendly
For fast, portable and efficient fire fighting capabilities on the move.
A patented design of a new LPG vapouriser design utilising our thermally enhanced and hydrophobic polymer, has enabled a simplified method by which the liquefied petroleum gas can expand without the need for external heating of the chamber.
The expansion of LPG from its liquid state will introduce an extremely cold expansion of the gas, similar to that in a freezer compartment. To ensure traditional expansion chambers did not ice up and fail, the chamber was connected to a car’s cooling system to circulate warm water. This required a lengthy and costly conversion program for any car wishing to run on LPG, as well as adding additional weight.
Luichart’s IP has enabled us to dispense with the heavy and external heating system whilst still providing the same level of performance by modifying a polymer which repels water/ice and is thermally conductive.
Corrosion Management and Paint Replacement
Corrosion in the US military costs $25bn each year. Assets need to be in the peak of operational capability and be flexible in their deployment in diverse theatres of engagement. Having assets deteriorate too quickly and having them off-line for maintenance, is too costly.
The paint replacement appliqués are made from highly durable fluoropolymers and come in a “peel and stick” format. They have been tested to supersonic speeds. The process by which the fluoropolymers are modified is a patented process. The films provide the level of protection specified by DoD programs, including temperature ranges and chemical resistance.
Additionally, it is possible to embed sensors in the film adhesive system resulting in easy condition monitoring of any surface for corrosion.
Lightning Strike Protection
A modified version of the FluoroGrip thin films enables a peel and stick protective layer for critical areas on composite structures. Initially developed for the V22 Osprey blades, the application has also found its way onto wind turbine blades.
With our range of modified adhesives, and capability to engineer solutions, we can provide a unique and totally engineered design of lightning strike applications.
Anti-Graffiti
One variant of the FluoroGrip thin film is a version which uses a High Density FEP fluoropolymer, also known as Teflon™, and is made under license by Integument from DuPont. This material is the most slippery substance known to science, and is able to easily repel graffiti ranging from special paints to shoe and leather dyes, to even resists paint stripper. It makes for cleaner signs and easy and quick maintenance.
Secondary Containment
The MXMembrane version of FluoroGrip is excellent for use in lining secondary containment areas in extremely toxic environments. Able to withstand elevated and lower temperatures than epoxy coatings, and able to withstand acids and corrosive environments, MXMembrane is ideal for the harshest of applications, giving longer life and lower maintenance costs.
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The Luichart RFID-HP (High Performance) tag is a unique hybrid bringing the benefits of active tags, such as extended operating range, with the ease of use and maintenance afforded by passive tagging and yet avoiding the shortcomings of both.
Unique materials and proprietary energy scavenging and transformation technologies combine to deliver a transducer capable of polling and drawing power from its environment as well as having an enhanced energy transfer rate from the polling RF signal.
The unique energy transfer capability of the Luichart high performance tag is achieved through high-efficiency antennas which can be designed and optimised for the environment in which the tags are operating. The use of a purpose-designed decoupling layer electrically insulates the tag from its environment, but is still provides heat energy transference which is transformed and stored into electrical energy for use by the tag. As a result the tag’s survivability, range and performance are all increased.
The materials used in the Luichart high performance RFID tags enable them to survive in extreme temperature conditions (-50C to + 240C) and are resistant to oils, acids and chemicals. The low-profile tag allows for an unobtrusive installation to any surface using a range of suitable adhesives, including Luichart’s purpose-engineered adhesives.
We have partnered with a leading Scottish based asset management software company to provide a total solution for asset tracking and control.
Redox battery
Luichart has been able to modify polymers to imbue them with electric conductivity and yet able to withstand the extreme corrosive environment within a Redox flow battery which often use acid-based electrolytes.
The material receives a direct 1μ catalyst coating without the use of any seed layer, making it an ideal candidate for electrode manufacture to deliver the most efficient transfer of energy.
Redox Flow Battery System
Energy Scavenging
Although energy scavenging uses well established and well known principles, the challenge is to find an efficient method by which the energy in the surrounding environment can be harnessed and then transformed to provide power for onboard equipment, like sensors and our own High Performance RFID tag. The use of modified fluoropolymers and the innovative coating of polymers with metals, has enabled Luichart to increase the effectiveness of energy transformation and storage.
Using both established methods and our own IP, we are able to perform molecular modifications and enhancements to a range of materials and fluids, with a particular expertise in polymers.
Thermally and electrically conductive Polymers
Polymers are natural insulators, electrically and thermally. By modifying polymers with our technology, we have successfully introduced thermal and electrical characteristics equivalent to that of aluminium but with the lightweight advantages of polymers. Thermal conductivity of over 250 W/mK has been achieved. Thermally conductive but electrically insulating polymers can also be made, including adhesives and films.
High Temperature Flexible Circuits
The application of metals and oxides to the surface of polymers has enabled us to produce a family of flexible products able to withstand extremes of temperature from -55°C to 260°C, with resistance to oils, acids and common chemicals. Conductor resolution down to 10µ is achievable.
Using techniques developed to modify PTFE substrates we are also able to produce flexible, laminated circuits and flat flexible cables for aerospace, weapons and marine applications requiring high survivability during operation.
Unique foams
We have a range of unique and technologically advanced PVDF and PEEK foams which we can mould pure or filled, open or closed cell. We are able to apply circuit patterns and seed the matrices to give enhanced properties particularly with respect to RF shielding and variations in dielectric. These represent a technological break-through offering exceptionally high acoustic and thermal insulation.
Forming the open cell foam as a bolt and applying filament winding enables us to produce fully conformable storage tanks for gases and liquids under pressure. This affords a high level of safety, lightweight construction and enhanced insulation capabilities.
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