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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Knoxville, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870309
Patent Number(s):
5493730
Assignee:
Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A62 - LIFE-SAVING A62D - CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING OR PROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
articles; protective; clothing; adapted; deflecting; chemical; permeation; methods; apparatus; detecting; hazardous; toxic; chemicals; disclosed; possess; spectral; characteristic; luminescence; utilize; spectrochemical; modification; technique; detect; quenching; indicator; compound; exposed; indicating; protective clothing; toxic chemicals; methods utilize; chemical permeation; spectral characteristic; chemical modification; toxic chemical; /2/436/

Citation Formats

Vo-Dinh, Tuan. Articles of protective clothing adapted for deflecting chemical permeation and methods therefor. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Vo-Dinh, Tuan. Articles of protective clothing adapted for deflecting chemical permeation and methods therefor. United States.
Vo-Dinh, Tuan. Mon . "Articles of protective clothing adapted for deflecting chemical permeation and methods therefor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870309.
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abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
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Works referenced in this record:

Development of Luminescence Procedures to Evaluate Permeation of Multi-Ring Polyaromatic Compounds Through Protective Materials
journal, April 1987