Detection of explosives and other species
First Claim
1. A system for determining a peroxide or a peroxide precursor, comprising:
- a peroxide-reactive material, a light-emitting material, a support material, and, optionally, a catalyst, wherein the support material has a boiling point of at least 300°
C. or greater.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a series of systems, devices, and methods relating to the determination of explosives, such as peroxides or peroxide precursors, and other species. Embodiments of the invention may allow a sample suspected of containing an explosive (e.g., a peroxide) or other species to interact with a reactant, wherein the sample may react and cause light emission from the reactant. Advantages of the present invention may include the simplification of devices for determination of peroxide-based explosives, wherein the devices are portable and, in some cases, disposable. Other advantages may include relative ease of fabrication and operation.
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190 Claims
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1. A system for determining a peroxide or a peroxide precursor, comprising:
a peroxide-reactive material, a light-emitting material, a support material, and, optionally, a catalyst, wherein the support material has a boiling point of at least 300°
C. or greater.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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48. A method for making a composition for determining a peroxide or a peroxide precursor, comprising:
forming a fluid mixture comprising a peroxide-reactive material, a light-emitting material, a support material or support material precursor, and, optionally, a catalyst, to produce a composition that is emissive in the presence of a peroxide, wherein the composition has a boiling point of at least 300°
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96. A method for determining a peroxide, comprising:
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exposing a composition comprising a peroxide-reactive material to a vapor suspected of containing a peroxide, wherein the peroxide, if present, causes the composition to generate a determinable signal, wherein the composition has a boiling point of at least 300°
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171. A method for determination of an organic peroxide explosive, comprising:
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exposing a sensor material to a vapor suspected of containing an organic peroxide explosive, wherein the organic peroxide explosive, if present, causes the sensor material to generate a determinable signal, wherein the sensor material has a boiling point of at least 300°
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189. A method for determination of a peroxide precursor, comprising:
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exposing a vapor suspected of containing a peroxide precursor to conditions sufficient to convert the peroxide precursor, if present, to a peroxide; exposing a composition comprising a peroxide-reactive material to the vapor, wherein the peroxide, if present, causes the composition to generate a determinable signal; and determining the signal.
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