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Electrochemical production of ozone and hydrogen peroxideMethods of using ozone have been developed which sterilize instruments and medical wastes, oxidize organics found in wastewater, clean laundry, break down contaminants in soil into a form more readily digested by microbes, kill microorganisms present in food products, and destroy toxins present in food products. The preferred methods for killing microorganisms and destroying toxins use pressurized, humidified, and concentrated ozone produced by an electrochemical cell.
Document ID
20080004479
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Murphy, Oliver J.
Hitchens, G. Duncan
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
October 26, 1999
Subject Category
Inorganic, Organic And Physical Chemistry
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: US-PATENT-5,972,196
Patent Application Number: US-PATENT-APPL-SN-910598
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-18505
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-18317
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-5,972,196
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-910598
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