DoD’s goal is to eliminate fluorinated compounds from firefighting formulations as soon as possible. Towards this end, projects were sought to either (1) develop an alternative formulation for use in Department of Defense (DoD) Class B (flammable liquid) fire-suppression operations in lieu of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF) in accordance with Interim Amendment 3 of MIL-PRF-24385F and (2) demonstrate and validate more environmentally sustainable (fluorine-free) fire suppression alternatives against current performance requirements outlined in MIL-PRF-24385F. That specification is available with interim amendment 3 (https://quicksearch.dla.mil/qsDocDetails.aspx?ident_number=283209). Along with these listed efforts, 11-more proposals are currently under review for potential funding as of Jan-2020.
SERDP Projects
Title | Investigator | ProductsAvailable | Status |
WP18-1638: Fluorine free aqueous film forming foams based on functional siloxanes | Kris Rangan Materials Modification, Inc. | In Progress | |
WP18-1630: Fluorine-free ionic liquids for Aqueous Film forming foam | Tirumalai Sudarshan Materials Modification, Inc. | In Progress | |
WP18-1597: Innovative Nano-Encapsuled Ionic Liquid Based Surfactants for Fluorine-Free Fire Extinguishing Foams | Jaspreet Dhau Molekule, Inc. | In Progress | |
WP18-1592: Stability of Fluorine-free Foams with Siloxane Surfactants for Improved Pool Fire Suppression | Ramagopal Ananth U.S. Naval Research Laboratory | In Progress | |
WP18-1559: Designing Next Generation Polymer-Based Surfactants for Fire Suppression | Timothy Long Virginia Tech University | In Progress | |
WP18-1519: Surfactants with Organosilicate Nanostructures for Use as Fire-Fighting Foams (F3) | Matthew Davis Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division | Complete | |
WP-2739: Fluorine-free Foams with Oleophobic Surfactants and Additives for Effective Pool Fire Suppression | Ramagopal Ananth U.S. Naval Research Laboratory | In Progress | |
WP-2738: Fluorine-Free Aqueous Film Forming Foam | John Payne National Foam | In Progress | |
WP-2737: Novel Fluorine-Free Replacement For Aqueous Film Forming Foam | Joseph Tsang Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division | In Progress |
ESTCP Demonstrations
Title | Investigator | Products Available | Status |
WP20-5337: Demonstration and Validation of Fluorine Free Fire Suppression Alternatives | Amee Polk CCDC-Chemical Biological Center | In Progress | |
WP19-5348: Fluorine-free, 100% Bio-based Fire-fighting Materials | Hans Ewoldsen Nu Element, Inc. | In Progress | |
WP19-5332: Screening Tests for Fluorine-Free Firefighting Foams | Brian Lattimer Jensen Hughes, Inc. | In Progress | |
WP19-5324: Capabilities Assessment of Commercially Available Fluorine-Free Foams | Gerard (Jerry) Back Jensen Hughes, Inc. | In Progress | |
WP19-5299: Validation of Fluorine-free AFFF against Military Specification Performance Criteria | Satya Chauhan Battelle | In Progress |
