Novec 1230
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NOVEC 1230 (also known as "Dry Water" and "Waterless Water") is an environmentally friendly Halon replacement for gaseous fire suppression manufactured by 3M. It is generally used in situations where water from a fire sprinkler would damage expensive equipment or where water-based fire protection is impractical, such as on marine vessels and platforms. 3M™ NOVEC™ 1230 does not deplete ozone (ODP 0) and has an atmospheric lifetime of 3 days (GWP 1).
It is also known as Sapphire by Ansul Incorporated.
Chemically, it is a fluorinated ketone with the systematic name 1,1,1,2,2,4,5,5,5-nonafluoro-4-(trifluoromethyl)-3-pentanone and the structural formula CF3CF2C(=O)CF(CF3)2.
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