Creating and Experimenting with Fire Gel, an Inexpensive and Readily Prepared Insulating Material

• Autores: Thomas S. Kuntzleman, Dakota J. Mork, Levi D. Norris, Christopher D. Maniere-Spencer
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 90, Nº 7, 2013, págs. 947-949
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A method is described to make Fire Gel, an insulating material that consists of water and a superabsorbent polymer. Fire Gel can be used to demonstrate how stunt persons protect themselves from the flame of a fire. A comparison of this Fire Gel demonstration with previously reported flame protection demonstrations allows for instructive discussion. Fire Gel is a useful, easily produced, and inexpensive alternative to the gel described in JCE Classroom Activity #107.