Historically, drastically reducing surface tension was a job for fluorinated surfactants, such as perfluoroalkyl surfactants (or PFAS), but these solutions have come under scrutiny due to environmental and human health concerns.

Næste generation af AFFF -løsninger afhænger af silikone overfladeaktive stoffer

AFFF formulators are now turning their attention to silicone surfactants, more specifically trisiloxane alkoxylates, which have shown exceptional performance in AFFF solutions, as well as spreading applications in the agriculture, coating, paints and textile industries.

Silikonoverfladeaktive stoffer kan dramatisk reducere den vandige overfladespænding, hvilket resulterer i fremragende spredning og stabile skum med udvidet holdbarhed.