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US 4,233,126 AGranted
Ozone produced by chemonuclear generation
AssigneeInnovative Chemicals, Inc.
InventorRobert I. Garcia
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Abstract
Processes and apparatus are disclosed for generation of radioisotope contaminant fission fragment free ozone from oxygen containing streams by chemonuclear irradiation accomplished by passing the stream past high energy radiation sources placed in sealed chambers.
Claims18
The process for producing ozone from an oxygen containing stream comprising:
- (a) providing a chemonuclear ozone generator having a plurality of generally parallel, spaced apart generator tubes received in a coolant container;
- (b) placing sealed tubes containing gamma-ray emitting material within some of said generator tubes, and at least the interior surface of said remaining tubes being a material that emits photons which have an energy greater than about 5 eV when contacted by the gamma radiation;
- (c) flowing said oxygen containing stream through said remaining generator tubes and thereby subjecting the oxygen containing stream material to irradiation from said surface material in combination with direct gamma irradiation to generate ozone in said oxygen material;
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- (d) flowing a cooling fluid over said generator tubes to remove heat therefrom.
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An apparatus for generating ozone from an oxygen containing stream by nuclear radiation, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) coolant container means for a chemonuclear ozone generator;
- (b) a chemonuclear ozone generator received in said coolant container, said generator including a plurality of spaced apart generator tubes;
- (c) sealed tubes containing gamma-ray emitting material received in some of said generator tubes;
- (d) the remaining generator tubes being provided with an interior surface of a material that emits photons which have an energy greater than about 5 eV when contacted by said gamma radiation;
- (e) means for feeding an oxygen containing stream to one end of said remaining generator tubes for subjecting said oxygen containing stream to irradiation from said surface material in combination with direct gamma radiation and generating ozone in said oxygen containing stream;
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- (f) means for collecting the ozone containing stream from the other end of said remaining generator tubes.
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An apparatus for generating ozone by nuclear radiation and treating a liquid stream with the ozone so produced, said apparatus comprising:
- (a) coolant container means for a chemonuclear ozone generator;
- (b) a chemonuclear ozone generator received in said coolant container, said generator including a plurality of spaced apart generator tubes;
- (c) sealed tubes containing gamma-ray emitting material received in some of said generator tubes;
- (d) the remaining generator tubes being provided with an interior surface of a material that emits photons which have an energy greater than about 5 eV when contacted by said gamma radiation;
- (e) means for feeding an oxygen containing stream to one end of said remaining generator tubes for subjecting said oxygen containing stream to irradiation from said surface material in combination with direct gamma irradiation and generating ozone in said oxygen containing stream;
- (f) means for collecting said oxygen-ozone containing stream from the other end of said remaining generator tubes;
- (g) contactor means for treating said liquid stream with said ozone containing stream;
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- (h) conduct means for conveying said ozone containing stream to said contactor means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.