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US 5,211,821 AGranted
Method and apparatus for providing ecological protection with respect to equipment using a halogenated hydrocarbon
AssigneeSpectronix Ltd.
InventorEsther Jacobson
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing ecological protection with respect to equipment using halogenated hydrocarbons in which the release, escape or discharge of a halogenated hydrocarbon from such equipment is detected, and a source of radiation for effecting selective dissociation of the halogenated hydrocarbon is energized to separate the halogen atoms therefrom and to convert them to a halide salt.
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A method of providing ecological protection with respect to equipment using halogenated hydrocarbons, comprising:
- enclosing the equipment within an enclosure having a first outlet for normally discharging air from the enclosure to the atmosphere;
- detecting the presence of a halogenated hydrocarbon within said enclosure, and upon detecting its presence above a predetermined concentration, discharging the air from the disclosure through a second outlet;
- applying a source of radiation to the halogenated hydrocarbon in the air discharged from said enclosure through said second outlet for effecting selective dissociation of the halogenated hydrocarbon to separate the halogen atoms therefrom;
- and immediately neutralizing said separated halogen atoms by converting them to a halide salt.
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Apparatus for providing ecological protection with respect to equipment using a halogenated hydrocarbon, comprising:
- an enclosure enclosing the equipment and having a first outlet for normally discharging air from the enclosure to the atmosphere, said enclosure including a second outlet;
- a detector for detecting the presence within said enclosure of a halogenated hydrocarbon above a predetermined concentration;
- a dissociation chamber;
- means for discharging the air through said second outlet to said dissociation chamber when said predetermined concentration of the halogenated hydrocarbon is detected;
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- a source of radiation in said dissociation chamber for effecting selective dissociation of the halogenated hydrocarbon to separate the halogen atoms therefrom;
- and means for converting said separated halide atoms to a halide salt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.