Successful Completion of 5000 CBM Tank Fire Test in PFOS Control and Reduction Subproject

In order to effectively promote the comprehensive replacement and elimination of the use of foam extinguishing agents containing persistent organic pollutants (PFOS) in the fire protection industry of China, and further strengthen the green, environmentally friendly and high-quality development of Chinese fire protection industry, the following project and fire test have been carried out recently.

• Project name: the Global Environment Fund "China PFOS Priority Industry Reduction and Elimination" demonstration project

• Subproject: PFOS Control and Reduction in Fire Industry

• Test: 5000m³ Petrochemical Storage Tank Fire Test

• Date: July 2nd to July 11th, 2024.

• Foam Concentrate for this fire test: The foam Concentrate used in this large fire test is environmental-friendly foam extinguishing agents.

• Foam Concentrate Type: PFOS Free AFFF/AR3-3%

• Foam Concentrate Manufacturer: Jiangsu Suolong Fire Science and Technology Co., Ltd.

• Address: Songmudao Industrial Fire Prevention and Control Test Base in Dalian City, Liaoning Province

The fire test was successfully completed by emergency management The Ministry of Fire Protection Product Conformity Assessment Center. Under the guidance of the National Fire Rescue Bureau and the Foreign Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, with the support of the Liaoning Provincial Fire Rescue Corps, the Liaoning Provincial Fire Protection Association, the Dalian Fire Rescue Detachment, and the Dalian Jinpu New District Management Committee

Tianjin Fire Research Institute of the Ministry of Emergency Management, Shenyang Fire Research Institute of the Ministry of Emergency Management, Dalian Jinpu New District Management Committee Nearly 50 people including leaders of relevant departments of Puxin District, China Petroleum Depot Standards and Specifications Group, Sinopec Standards and Specifications Group, as well as the testing unit Liaoning Provincial Emergency Fire Protection Professional Technology Innovation Center, representatives of foam fire extinguishing agent demonstration enterprises, and relevant personnel of the project team attended the event. The test activities were hosted by researcher Dong Jingfei, the project leader.

This test is the largest and most complex large-scale petrochemical storage tank fire test in the world in recent years. The test successfully verified the key performance of domestic PFOS-free foam extinguishing agents in extinguishing polar and non-polar fuel fires under different working conditions. During the test, the project team used the independently developed 5000m³ petrochemical storage tank fire test platform to carry out fixed system fire extinguishing system, semi-fixed fire extinguishing system, and foam hook pipe fire extinguishing tests on different specifications and models of PFOS-free foam fire extinguishing agents for demonstration applications in accordance with the requirements of petrochemical storage tank design specifications and related product standards.

This test not only effectively verified the performance of PFOS-free foam extinguishing agents, but also carried out verification tests on relevant product standards and design requirements in my country's foam extinguishing equipment and petrochemical storage tank design specifications, providing a technical basis for the revision of my country's foam fire extinguishing equipment product standards and petrochemical storage tank design specifications. This test has brought a successful conclusion to the demonstration project of my country's fire protection industry to implement the "Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants", and has laid a solid foundation for my country's fire protection industry to further promote the full implementation of the convention.

Sun Yangzhao, Director of the Third Compliance Division of the External Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, expressed warm congratulations on the successful completion of this test and expressed heartfelt thanks to the project team for their silent dedication and hard work. He pointed out that this test is representative and advanced worldwide. The success of the test indicates that my country's PFOS-free foam fire extinguishing agent has been verified in actual combat and achieved the expected goals, contributing Chinese wisdom to my country's fire protection industry and environmental protection industry for the community of human destiny and global environmental governance.

Chen Fang, head of the Product Supervision Division of the Emergency Communications and Technology Department of the National Fire Rescue Administration, expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment for its strong support for the fire protection industry's compliance work and fully affirmed the relevant work of the test. He pointed out that this test effectively realized the fire protection industry's compliance commitments and made important contributions to my country's international environmental compliance work. The successful implementation of the test represents that we have kept the bottom line of fire safety and achieved a win-win situation for fire safety and environmental safety.