Articles of protective clothing adapted for deflecting chemical permeation and methods therefor

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996

OSTI ID:870309

Vo-Dinh, Tuan ^[1]

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1. Knoxville, TN

Apparatus and methods for detecting the permeation of hazardous or toxic chemicals through protective clothing are disclosed. The hazardous or toxic chemicals of interest do not possess the spectral characteristic of luminescence. The apparatus and methods utilize a spectrochemical modification technique to detect the luminescence quenching of an indicator compound which upon permeation of the chemical through the protective clothing, the indicator is exposed to the chemical, thus indicating chemical permeation.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• Assignee: Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): US 5493730
• OSTI ID: 870309
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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