Patent attributes
Ultrasonic solvent cleaning processes can effectively decontaminate sensitive equipment. The disclosed decontamination liquids meet the following criteria:a. It is compatible with a wide range of sensitive equipment—the performance of electronic and optical equipment is not affected by immersion in decontamination liquid.b. The principal chemical warfare agents of concern are sufficiently soluble in decontamination liquid for it to be an effective decontamination medium.c. The principal chemical warfare agents of concern are quantitatively removed from solution in decontamination liquid by activated carbon. When agent contaminated decontamination liquid is passed through a bed of activated carbon, the agent adsorbs onto the activated carbon, resulting in agent free decontamination liquid that can be recycled and reused.d. It is nonflammable, nontoxic, and environmentally acceptable.
