Thixotropic, porous, chemiluminescent reactant composition
AssigneeCyalume Technologies, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Palmer, Stephen Palmer
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Abstract
The thixotropic composition of the instant invention may be cured to a more or less rigid form without the use of a mold. The shaped thixotropic composition includes one of the two components which when combined result in chemiluminescent light. The cured solid is useful in a variety of environments and will emit chemiluminescent light upon addition of a second chemiluminescent component.
Claims27
In a chemiluminescent article comprising an oxalate component and a reactor component physically separated from each other, said components being included in a porous pre-shaped thixotropic composition whereby said pre-shaped article is self illuminated when the physical separation is destroyed and said components contact each other.
A shaped chemiluminescent article comprising a self sustaining shape and a liquid physically separated from each other, said self sustaining shape formed of a porous thixotropic composition, said composition containing one component of a chemiluminescent composition operatively composed of oxalate and activator, said liquid containing the other component of said chemiluminescent composition whereby said self sustaining shape generates wavelengths of chemiluminescent light upon removal of the physical separation.
A method of making a chemiluminescent article which self illuminates upon combination of a first component and a second component of a chemiluminescent composition comprising forming a pre-slurry including one component of said chemiluminescent composition in liquid form and a particulate polymer, said polymer having a particular average particle size, combining said pre-slurry with a polymer of another average particle size to form a uniform dispersion thixotropic material, curing said thixotropic material by addition of heat to form a porous shape retaining form whereby adding said second component to said shape retaining form results in chemiluminescent light.
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