Use of an ozone containing fluid to neutralize chemical and/or biological warfare agents
First Claim
1. A method of neutralizing a biological or chemical warfare agent, comprising:
- generating an ozone-containing gas;
mixing the ozone-containing gas with an ozone vehicle to produce an ozone-containing solution, wherein said ozone vehicle facilitates stability of the ozone-containing gas, said ozone vehicle selected from the group consisting of;
a glycol-containing chemical compound, an alcohol, and a mixture thereof;
storing said ozone-containing solution in a self-charging storage container near a potential site for chemical or biological attack;
recharging said ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container in accordance with a predetermined criteria to increase ozone content of the ozone-containing solution stored in said self-charging storage container, wherein said predetermined criteria includes at least one of the following;
elapsed time and ozone content of the ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container, wherein said step of recharging said ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container includes the steps of;
generating ozone inside said self-charging storage container using an ozone generator, wherein generation of the ozone is initiated by the self-charging storage container; and
mixing the generated ozone with said ozone-containing solution inside said self-charging storage container to recharge said ozone-containing solution, wherein mixing of the generated ozone with said ozone-containing solution is initiated by the self-charging storage container;
releasing the ozone-containing solution from the self-charging storage container; and
contacting the ozone-containing solution with the biological or chemical warfare agent released from the self-charging storage container.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for neutralizing biological and/or chemical warfare agents using an ozone-containing solution. The ozone-containing solution is produced by combining ozone-containing gas with an ozone vehicle, such as an organic solution. The ozone-vehicle prolongs the shelf life of the ozone to allow for extended periods of storage. A storage container is used to store the ozone-containing solution and facilitate its transportation to an environment contaminated by the biological and/or chemical warfare agents, or near a potential site for biological or chemical attack. The ozone-containing solution is drawn out of the storage container to apply it to a contaminated environment.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of neutralizing a biological or chemical warfare agent, comprising:
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generating an ozone-containing gas; mixing the ozone-containing gas with an ozone vehicle to produce an ozone-containing solution, wherein said ozone vehicle facilitates stability of the ozone-containing gas, said ozone vehicle selected from the group consisting of;
a glycol-containing chemical compound, an alcohol, and a mixture thereof;storing said ozone-containing solution in a self-charging storage container near a potential site for chemical or biological attack; recharging said ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container in accordance with a predetermined criteria to increase ozone content of the ozone-containing solution stored in said self-charging storage container, wherein said predetermined criteria includes at least one of the following;
elapsed time and ozone content of the ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container, wherein said step of recharging said ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container includes the steps of;generating ozone inside said self-charging storage container using an ozone generator, wherein generation of the ozone is initiated by the self-charging storage container; and mixing the generated ozone with said ozone-containing solution inside said self-charging storage container to recharge said ozone-containing solution, wherein mixing of the generated ozone with said ozone-containing solution is initiated by the self-charging storage container; releasing the ozone-containing solution from the self-charging storage container; and contacting the ozone-containing solution with the biological or chemical warfare agent released from the self-charging storage container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of neutralizing a biological or chemical warfare agent, comprising:
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mixing the ozone-containing gas with an ozone vehicle to produce an ozone-containing solution, wherein said ozone vehicle facilitates stability of the ozone-containing gas, said ozone vehicle selected from the group consisting of;
a glycol-containing chemical compound, an alcohol, and a mixture thereof;combining the ozone-containing solution with a foam component to produce an ozone-containing foaming composition; storing the ozone-containing foaming composition in a self-charging storage container; recharging said ozone-containing foaming composition within said self-charging storage container in accordance with a predetermined criteria to increase ozone content of the ozone-containing foaming composition stored in said self-charging storage container, wherein said predetermined criteria includes at least one of the following;
elapsed time and ozone content of the ozone-containing foaming composition within said self-charging storage container, wherein said step of recharging said ozone-containing foaming composition within said self-charging storage container includes the steps of;generating ozone inside said self-charging storage container using an ozone generator, wherein generation of the ozone is initiated by the self-charging storage container; and mixing the generated ozone with said ozone-containing foaming composition inside said self-charging storage container to recharge said ozone-containing foaming composition, wherein mixing of the generated ozone with said ozone-containing solution is initiated by the self-charging storage container; releasing the ozone-containing foaming composition from the self-charging storage container; and contacting the ozone-containing foaming composition with the biological or chemical warfare agent released from the self-charging storage container.
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