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Two firms tie-up to invent lithium battery fire extinguisher
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INDUSTRIAL packaging firms Packaging and Crating Technologies (PACT) and Fireproof Solutions now claim to have devised Lion-X, a fire extinguishing agent that contains and extinguishes lithium-ion battery fires, reports the American Journal of Transportation. .
"Lithium-ion battery fires are nearly impossible to extinguish and usually have to smolder out on their own after burning for many hours and emitting lethal fumes and gases," said PACT president Rodger Mort.
"Safety for first responders, transportation companies and the general public has always been the driving force of our company and we know Lion-X will be a life-saving game-changer," said Mr Mort.
Said Fireproof Solutions CEO Dennis Rediker: "Our 3-D solution shapes, overhead and vertical surfaces, and penetrates small crevices. When the fire is snuffed out, Lion-X only leaves behind a fine powder residue, which continues to cool surfaces and is easily washed off with a wet cloth or paper towel."
There have been 114 investigations into lithium-ion fires, 74 injuries and 13 deaths, compared to six deaths in 2022 and four in 2021 and 80 of the fires occurred in populated structures like homes, buildings, and offices, adding to the danger and potential mortality in the first half this year, according to TechCrunch online.
Lion-X fire-suppressant foam solution is a pre-mixed, water-based agent that forms a low-expansion foam from an aspirating nozzle. The solution is compatible with both portable and wheeled extinguishers for either manual or automatic spraying.
The agent can also be piped directly into EV battery packs and energy storage system (ESS) modules from agent storage tanks without foaming. Lion-X is able to quench lithium-ion fires upwards of 1,600 F degrees - typically within 30 seconds, while absorbing a greater amount of heat energy.
Mr Mort said spraying Lion-X on ignited B-pack battery cases and chargers also stops thermal runaway (TF), a phenomenon in which a lithium-ion cell enters an uncontrollable, self-heating state caused by extremely high temperatures, which can result in the ejection of toxic gas, shrapnel, smoke and fire. Here, Lion-X keeps the surrounding cells cool so that they don't create a 'domino effect' and thus, a larger explosive event.
"Lithium-ion battery fires are nearly impossible to extinguish and usually have to smolder out on their own after burning for many hours and emitting lethal fumes and gases," said PACT president Rodger Mort.
"Safety for first responders, transportation companies and the general public has always been the driving force of our company and we know Lion-X will be a life-saving game-changer," said Mr Mort.
Said Fireproof Solutions CEO Dennis Rediker: "Our 3-D solution shapes, overhead and vertical surfaces, and penetrates small crevices. When the fire is snuffed out, Lion-X only leaves behind a fine powder residue, which continues to cool surfaces and is easily washed off with a wet cloth or paper towel."
There have been 114 investigations into lithium-ion fires, 74 injuries and 13 deaths, compared to six deaths in 2022 and four in 2021 and 80 of the fires occurred in populated structures like homes, buildings, and offices, adding to the danger and potential mortality in the first half this year, according to TechCrunch online.
Lion-X fire-suppressant foam solution is a pre-mixed, water-based agent that forms a low-expansion foam from an aspirating nozzle. The solution is compatible with both portable and wheeled extinguishers for either manual or automatic spraying.
The agent can also be piped directly into EV battery packs and energy storage system (ESS) modules from agent storage tanks without foaming. Lion-X is able to quench lithium-ion fires upwards of 1,600 F degrees - typically within 30 seconds, while absorbing a greater amount of heat energy.
Mr Mort said spraying Lion-X on ignited B-pack battery cases and chargers also stops thermal runaway (TF), a phenomenon in which a lithium-ion cell enters an uncontrollable, self-heating state caused by extremely high temperatures, which can result in the ejection of toxic gas, shrapnel, smoke and fire. Here, Lion-X keeps the surrounding cells cool so that they don't create a 'domino effect' and thus, a larger explosive event.