ACTIVATED VAPOR TREATMENT FOR NEUTRALIZING WARFARE AGENTS.
Application 1166/MUMNP/2005 published 2006-05-05, filed 2005-10-21
Hydrogen peroxide is vaporized (20) and mixed (30) with ammonia gas in a ratio between 1:1 and 1:0.0001. The peroxide and ammonia vapor mixture are conveyed to a treatment area (10) to neutralize V-type, H-type, or G-type chemical agents, pathogens, biotoxins, spores, prions, and the lip-,e. The ammonia provides the primary deactivating agent for G-type agents with the peroxide acting as an accelerator. The peroxide acts as the primary agent for deactivating V-type and H-type agents, pathogens, biotoxins, spores, and prions. The ammonia acts as an accelerator in at least some of these peroxide deactivation reactions. Drawing: 07 Sheets Total Pages: 25. Fig. 1
Applicant
1. STERIS INC. 2. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
1. 43425 BUSINESS PARK DRIVE, TEMECULA, CA 92590, U.S.A. 2. SBCCOM, ECBC. APG, MD 21010-5424
Inventor
1. MCVEY IAIN F. 2. SCHWARTZ LEWIS I. 3. CENTANNI MICHAEL A. 4. WAGNER GEORGE W.
International Info
Classification: A62D 3/00
Publication Number: WO 2005/035067
Application Date: 2004-04-23
Priority Information
10/422,472 U.S.A. 2003-04-24
60/519,868 U.S.A 2003-11-13