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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
May. 15, 2003
Clyde F. Parrish, Melbourne, FL (US);
Dale E. Lueck, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Clyde F. Parrish, Melbourne, FL (US);
Dale E. Lueck, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Abstract
Nitric oxide in a gaseous stream is converted to nitrogen dioxide using oxidizing species generated at least in part using in situ UV radiation sources. The sources of the oxidizing species include oxygen and/or hydrogen peroxide. The oxygen may be a component of the gaseous stream or added to the gaseous stream, preferably near a UV radiation source, and is converted to ozone by the UV irradiation. The hydrogen peroxide is decomposed through a combination of vaporization and UV irradiation. The hydrogen peroxide is preferably stored at stable concentration levels, i.e., approximately 50% by volume, and increased in concentration in a continuous process preceding vaporization within the flow channel of the gaseous stream and in the presence of the UV radiation sources.