Patent ID: 6668725
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B09C,C06B,C12N,C12P,C12R,F41H,F42B,F42D,Y10S

Abstract:
An explosive device capable of self-remediation, if the explosive device fails to detonate, said explosive device comprising:a. a quantity of explosive material; b. a nutrient dispersed within said quantity of explosive material; and c. a quantity of microorganisms capable, when mobilized, of bioremediating explosive material in said quantity thereof, said quantity of microorganisms being disposed in such proximity to said quantity of explosive material that if said explosive device is installed at a detonation site and fails to detonate as intended, mobilized microorganisms in said quantity thereof deactivate said explosive device in situ at the detonation site by bioremediating said quantity of explosive material.