Patent ID: 8025848

Claim:
An apparatus for deactivating a pathogenic chemical agent, comprising: means for subjecting the pathogenic chemical agent to a mixture of a peroxide in the form of a vapor and a nitrogen containing compound in the form of a gas, a ratio of the peroxide to the nitrogen containing compound being between 1:1 and 1:0.0001, the nitrogen containing compound being of the general formula: where R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 independently are selected from H and an alkyl group, and wherein the subjecting means includes: a vaporizer for vaporizing a peroxide liquid, a liquid hydrogen peroxide source for supplying liquid hydrogen peroxide to the vaporizer, a supply of the nitrogen-containing compound, the supply of nitrogen containing compound including a compressed ammonia gas tank, and a mixing region for mixing the nitrogen containing compound and hydrogen peroxide vapor, the mixing region being at an entrance of an enclosure in which the pathogenic chemical agent is disposed.