Decontaminant dispenser suitable for use as a projectile
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1. A decontaminant dispenser suitable for use as a projectile, comprising:
- a container suitable for containing propellant grade liquid hydrogen peroxide, the container comprising a container wall with at least one opening in the container wall and a pressure release membrane positioned in the opening, the pressure release membrane being adapted to rupture when pressure within the container exceeds a predetermined value; and
at least one catalytic probe adapted to be inserted into the container in contact with the liquid hydrogen peroxide, the catalytic probe being undersized so that when inserted into the container in contact with the hydrogen peroxide part of the hydrogen peroxide in the container reacts in an exothermic reaction to form a product composition, the product composition comprising water, oxygen, and unreacted hydrogen peroxide, the reaction being sufficient to generate an expansion of the product composition, the expansion being sufficient to rupture the pressure release membrane and drive the unreacted hydrogen peroxide through the at least one opening.
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The disclosed invention relates to a decontaminant dispenser which may be used as a projectile. The invention also relates to a decontamination process using the decontaminant dispenser. The decontaminant dispenser may be thrown by hand, launched as an artillery shell or the payload for a missile, or dropped by an airplane into the area to be decontaminated. The dispenser may be placed in the area to be decontaminated. The decontaminant dispenser may be ruggedized for use in hostile environments such as those that may be anticipated for military applications.
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1. A decontaminant dispenser suitable for use as a projectile, comprising:
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a container suitable for containing propellant grade liquid hydrogen peroxide, the container comprising a container wall with at least one opening in the container wall and a pressure release membrane positioned in the opening, the pressure release membrane being adapted to rupture when pressure within the container exceeds a predetermined value; and at least one catalytic probe adapted to be inserted into the container in contact with the liquid hydrogen peroxide, the catalytic probe being undersized so that when inserted into the container in contact with the hydrogen peroxide part of the hydrogen peroxide in the container reacts in an exothermic reaction to form a product composition, the product composition comprising water, oxygen, and unreacted hydrogen peroxide, the reaction being sufficient to generate an expansion of the product composition, the expansion being sufficient to rupture the pressure release membrane and drive the unreacted hydrogen peroxide through the at least one opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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