Performance of Recycled Fire-Extinguishing Agents in Terms of Fire-Fighting Performance Management

Abstract

Since January 28, 2017, domestic fire extinguishers have been manufactured nationwide, and a domestic fire extinguisher can be used for 10 years. Hence, the treatment of the extinguishing agent existing in waste extinguishers is a critical issue economically and environmentally. Accordingly, the manufacturer reuses and recycles the fire extinguishing agent, and this recycling method has been approved for fire extinguishers. In some cases, the quality of reused extinguishing agents and fire extinguishers are uncertain. Therefore, in this study, the physical and chemical properties of recycled extinguishing agents were evaluated through accelerated aging tests to verify the quality of the recycled extinguishing agents. The accelerated aging test results were obtained according to the approval criteria type for the physical and chemical properties of the recycled extinguishing agent. As a substitute effect, it was found that the import substitution effect and resource effect could be regarded as a circulating resource for fire-extinguishing agents that are imported in full quantity, and the price competitiveness of fire extinguishers can be achieved.