United States Department of Transportation
Flammability Test of Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer
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2010-08-01
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Abstract:Some concerns have been raised about the flammability characteristics of personal hand sanitizer, which is presently being used in lavatories on many commercial airlines to mitigate the spread of the H1N1 virus. Personal hand sanitizer is a fluid, which is generally composed of approximately 60% ethyl alcohol by volume, and comes in two primary forms: liquid and gel. To examine the general flammability characteristics of alcohol-based hand sanitizers, a series of small-scale tests were performed at the William J. Hughes Technical Center by the Fire Safety Team. Both gel and liquid hand sanitizers were examined. Tests were also performed to determine if hand sanitizer spillage could pose a significant fire threat. The effect of burning hand sanitizer on typical aircraft materials was examined. Antibacterial liquid soap was also burned adjacent to typical aircraft materials to compare with the hand sanitizer results.
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