Composition for the detection of electrophilic gases and methods of use thereof
AssigneeR-Tect, Inc.
InventorsRobert J. Verdicchio, Stewart R. Kaiser, Shawn Walsh
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Abstract
There is provided a composition for the detection of an electrophilic gas, such as chlorodifluoromethane or carbon dioxide, which comprises a Lewis base capable of removing a proton from the gas or reacting therewith in a similar electrophilic manner; a dye capable of visibly indicating a color change on protonation or deprotonation; a solvent for the dye, the base and the gas; and a rheology modifier capable of producing a non-newtonian gel of all of these components which is sufficiently translucent to permit visual detection of change of color of the dye and of sufficient pseudoplasticity/thixotropy to provide adhesion to vertical and horizontal surfaces.
Claims16
A gel composition for the detection of an electrophilic gas consisting essentially of
- a) a Lewis base capable of electrophilic reaction with said gas,
- b) a dye capable of visibly indicating a color change on protonation or deprotonation,
- c) a solvent for said dye, said base and said gas, selected from the group consisting of alkanols, arylalkanols, alkyl halides, alkyl ketones, alkylamines, aralkylamines, alkyl esters of alkanoic acids and dimethylsulfoxide,
- d) a rheology modifier capable of producing a non-newtonian gel of components (a)+(b)+(c)+(d) which is sufficiently translucent to permit visual detection of change of color of (b) and of sufficient pseudoplasticity/thixotropy to provide adhesion to vertical and horizontal surfaces.
A gel composition for the detection of an electrophilic gas consisting essentially of sodium hydroxide, dimethyl sulfoxide, and a member selected from the group consisting of hydroxyethyl cellulose, polyvinylalcohol and sodium alginate, and a dye capable of visibly indicating a color change on protonation or deprotonation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.