Patent ID: 7087805
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A61L,A62D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of neutralizing a biological or chemical warfare agent, comprising: generating an ozone-containing gas; mixing the ozone-containing gas with an ozone vehicle to produce an ozone-containing solution, wherein said ozone vehicle facilitates stability of the ozone-containing gas, said ozone vehicle selected from the group consisting of: a glycol-containing chemical compound, an alcohol, and a mixture thereof; storing said ozone-containing solution in a self-charging storage container near a potential site for chemical or biological attack; recharging said ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container in accordance with a predetermined criteria to increase ozone content of the ozone-containing solution stored in said self-charging storage container, wherein said predetermined criteria includes at least one of the following: elapsed time and ozone content of the ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container, wherein said step of recharging said ozone-containing solution within said self-charging storage container includes the steps of: releasing the ozone-containing solution from the self-charging storage container; and contacting the ozone-containing solution with the biological or chemical warfare agent released from the self-charging storage container.