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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2019
Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center, APG, MD (US);
Amee L Polk, Havre de Grace, MD (US);
Zachary B Zander, Havre de Grace, MD (US);
Danielle L Kuhn, Abingdon, MD (US);
Gregory W Peterson, Bel Air, MD (US);
Jared B DeCoste, Bel Air, MD (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary Of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A multispectral smoke obscurant composition effective in reducing transmittance in the visual, infrared, and ultraviolet regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, comprising at least one metal organic framework ('MOF'), at least one fuel, at least one oxidizer, and optionally one or more additives selected from the group consisting of binders, coolants, and accelerants. The MOF or MOF composite is present from about 10 to 90 weight percent of the smoke obscurant composition, while the fuel and the oxidizer in combination comprise about at least 10 weight percent of the smoke obscurant composition.