DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM UTILIZING HYDROGEN PEROXIDE UV LIGHT AND CATALYTIC SURFACES

WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR DECONTAMINATION OF VEHICLE INTERIORS WHICH WILL DEACTIVATE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS RAPIDLY AND RELIABLY, IN A NONSELECTIVE MANNER, AND WITHOUT REQUIRING THAT THE IDENTITY OF THE CONTAMINATING AGENT BE KNOWN. HYDROGEN PEROXIDE WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL INTERIOR SURFACES, VISIBLE AND HIDDEN, AS A CONDENSING VAPOR OR AEROSOL. UV LIGHT (ON VISIBLE SURFACES) AND APPROPRIATE CATALYTIC SURFACE COATINGS (ON HIDDEN SURFACES) WILL CONVERT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE TO EXTREMELY REACTIVE HYDROXYL RADIAL, CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY DEGRADING ALL AGENTS. THE PROCESS WILL NOT DAMAGE EQUIPMENT, NOR LEAVE CORROSIVE OR TOXIC RESIDUES. THE SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED IN INDIVIDUAL VEHICLES, AND WILL BE WELL-SUITED FOR RETROFIT APPLICATION TO EXISTING VEHICLES.