Patent ID: 7052631

Claim:
A chemiluminescent light producing device comprising a biodegradable polymeric composition, said biodegradable polymeric composition forming an outer containment device enclosing at least one inner frangible vial, said outer containment device and said vial containing a chemical system, said outer containment device and said vial each containing one of an oxalate component and a peroxide component of said chemical system, separately, said oxalate component and said peroxide component producing visible light when intermixed in said polymeric outer containment device, said oxalate component comprising a 50/50 mixture of propylene glycol dibenzoate and acetyltributyl citrate; wherein said biodegradable polymeric composition comprises at least one polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyglycolic acid, polyactic acid, polycaprolactone, polyhydroxybutyrate, polyhydroxyvalerate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate, and polyetherketone.