Process for dispersing vaporous hydrogen peroxide
First Claim
1. A process for dispersing vaporous hydrogen peroxide using a decontaminant dispenser suitable for use as a projectile, wherein the dispenser comprises 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;
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filling the container with propellant grade hydrogen peroxide; and
inserting the catalytic probe into the container in contact with the hydrogen peroxide to initiate an exothermic reaction resulting in the formation of a product composition comprising water, oxygen and unreacted hydrogen peroxide, the reaction expanding the product composition sufficiently to rupture the pressure release membrane and drive unreacted hydrogen peroxide through the opening in the container wall.
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Abstract
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 process for dispersing vaporous hydrogen peroxide using a decontaminant dispenser suitable for use as a projectile, wherein the dispenser comprises 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;
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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, the process comprising; filling the container with propellant grade hydrogen peroxide; and inserting the catalytic probe into the container in contact with the hydrogen peroxide to initiate an exothermic reaction resulting in the formation of a product composition comprising water, oxygen and unreacted hydrogen peroxide, the reaction expanding the product composition sufficiently to rupture the pressure release membrane and drive unreacted hydrogen peroxide through the opening in the container wall. - View Dependent Claims (3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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2. A process for dispersing vaporous hydrogen peroxide and gaseous ammonia using a decontaminant dispenser suitable for use as a projectile, wherein the dispenser comprises 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;
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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, wherein the container comprises an inner chamber and an outer chamber, the inner chamber being positioned within the outer chamber;
the inner chamber being suitable for containing propellant grade liquid hydrogen peroxide, the inner chamber comprising an inner chamber wall with at least one inner opening in the inner chamber wall and an inner pressure release membrane positioned in the inner opening, the inner pressure release membrane being adapted to rupture when the pressure within the inner chamber exceeds a predetermined value;
the outer chamber being suitable for containing gaseous ammonia, the outer chamber comprising an outer chamber wall with at least one outer opening in the outer chamber wall and an outer pressure release membrane positioned in the outer opening, the outer pressure release membrane being adapted to rupture when the pressure within the outer chamber exceeds a predetermined value; and
the catalytic probe being adapted to be inserted through the outer chamber into the inner chamber in contact with the liquid hydrogen peroxide,the process comprising; filling the inner chamber with propellant grade hydrogen peroxide; filling the outer chamber with gaseous ammonia; and inserting the catalytic probe through the outer chamber into the inner chamber in contact with the hydrogen peroxide to initiate an exothermic reaction resulting in the formation of a product composition comprising water, oxygen and unreacted hydrogen peroxide, the reaction expanding the product composition sufficiently to rupture the inner pressure release member and the outer pressure release member and drive unreacted hydrogen peroxide through the inner opening in the inner chamber wall and through the outer opening in the outer chamber wall and drive the gaseous ammonia through the outer opening in the outer chamber wall. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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