Jame Fine Chemicals, Inc.

Amanda J Hall

Vilas M Chopdekar

James R Schleck

Cheng Guo

A chemiluminescent composition comprising an oxalate component comprising polystyrene or homopoly-.alpha.-methylstyrene containing an oxalate ester; an activator component comprising a solution of a peroxide compound and a catalyst in a first solvent; and a fluorescer contained in the oxalate component, activator component, or in both the oxalate component and the activator component. The first solvent is preferably a propylene glycol dialkyl ether. The chemiluminescent composition, when activated, permits light to be produced of controllable duration.

Composition for producing chemiluminescent light of controllable duration

A chemiluminescent composition comprising an oxalate component comprising an oxalate ester and a solvent, an activator component comprising a peroxide compound and a catalyst and a fluorescer contained in the oxalate component and/or the activator component. The solvent contained in the oxalate component comprises a propylene glycol dihydrocarbyl ether containing one to three propylene moieties and each hydrocarbyl moiety contains up to 8 carbon atoms and is independently selected from the group consisting of straight chain alkyl, branched chain alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkaryl and aralkyl groups.

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Raritan, NJ, United States of America

Amanda J Hall