Is there a risk of spontaneous combustion with these disinfectant wipes? Do they need to be moistened with water before I throw them in the garbage can after use?
Is there a risk of spontaneous combustion with these disinfectant wipes? Do they need to be moistened with water before I throw them in the garbage can after use?
If there was a risk of spontaneous combustion, this would certainly be mentioned in the warnings. In any case, be careful: When disposing of products with a risk of spontaneous combustion (e.g. cloths soaked in certain liquids for treating wooden surfaces), it is not sufficient to wet them with water. Instead, the object must be enclosed in a container such as an empty jam jar (not plastic), in which fire cannot spread due to a lack of sufficient oxygen. Or simply let it burn out in a metal container in the open air.
Hello Loxiran, thank you for your question. The specialist agency informs us that spontaneous combustion occurs when a substance or mixture of substances begins to burn without an explicit ignition source. The article in question contains approx. 45% alcohol, the evaporation of which produces flammable gases. However, these will not burn without a source of ignition. In this respect, there is no risk of spontaneous combustion with this article. As sirio60 correctly writes, this would be explicitly mentioned. Kind regards, Chloe
If there was a risk of spontaneous combustion, this would certainly be mentioned in the warnings. In any case, be careful: When disposing of products with a risk of spontaneous combustion (e.g. cloths soaked in certain liquids for treating wooden surfaces), it is not sufficient to wet them with water. Instead, the object must be enclosed in a container such as an empty jam jar (not plastic), in which fire cannot spread due to a lack of sufficient oxygen. Or simply let it burn out in a metal container in the open air.
Hello Loxiran, thank you for your question. The specialist agency informs us that spontaneous combustion occurs when a substance or mixture of substances begins to burn without an explicit ignition source. The article in question contains approx. 45% alcohol, the evaporation of which produces flammable gases. However, these will not burn without a source of ignition. In this respect, there is no risk of spontaneous combustion with this article. As sirio60 correctly writes, this would be explicitly mentioned. Kind regards, Chloe
