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US 7,064,241 B2Granted
Chemical and biological warfare decontaminating solution using peracids and germinants in microemulsions, process and product thereof
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsJerry S. Brown, Richard C. Hodge, Margaret A. McCabe, Karen A. McGrady, Amanda S. Schilling
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Abstract
A microemulsion composition having a solid source of peroxycarboxylic acid and germinant is used for chemical and biological warfare decontamination. A process for decontaminating uses the microemulsion composition.
Claims11
A process for decontaminating a surface contaminated by a chemical warfare agent, comprising:
- providing a microemulsion composition having a microemulsion, peracetyl borate as a solid source of peroxycarboxylic acid dissolved in the microemulsion and a germinant in combination with the peracetyl borate within the microemulsion;
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- applying the microemulsion composition to the contaminated surface effective for decontamination of the chemical warfare agent thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.