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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2014
U.s. Army Edgewood Chemical and Biological Command, APG, MD (US);
Gregory W. Peterson, Belcamp, MD (US);
Michael A. Pompeii, Fredericksburg, VA (US);
Joseph A. Rossin, Columbus, OH (US);
Michael J. Knapke, Plain City, OH (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method for extending the service life of a Collective Protection (CP) filter includes: providing at least one CP filter comprising a filter bed; and passing an airstream through a supplemental bed configured to enhance the filter bed by promoting reactions that facilitate the removal of one or more of chemical warfare agents and toxic threat compounds. An apparatus for extending the service life of a Collective Protection (CP) filter, the apparatus including: a CP filter comprising a filter bed; and a supplemental bed configured so as to enhance the filter bed by promoting reactions that facilitate the removal of chemical warfare agents and toxic chemicals.