Storage areas for compressed gas cylinders should be well-ventilated, fireproof, and dry. Cylinders should not be stored near steam pipes, hot water pipes, boilers, highly flammable solvents, combustible wastes, unprotected electrical connections, open flames, or other potential sources of heat or ...
The use of chemical additives to make materials fireproof is not a recent phenomenon. The ancient Egyptians used hydrated potassium aluminum sulphate (KAl(SO4)212H2O) to treat wood [131]. Following, Gay Lussac described a technique to protect theatre fabrics from fire through treatments with mixes...