Atmospheric ultra-violet laser ozonogenesis

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1992-01-13

1994-04-19

Walsh, Donald P.

Chemical apparatus and process disinfecting, deodorizing, preser

Chemical reactor

With means applying electromagnetic wave energy or...

42218607, 20415741, 244 1R, 244158R, 244904, C01B 1310, B64G 110

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ABSTRACT:
A method of converting diatomic oxygen to a free-radical version such that the combination of the two can produce ozone. It is widely held that the ozone layer is becoming depleted as ever increasing levels of chloroflourocarbons become present at that altitude. It is believed that even though such ozone-destroying chemicals will be banned by the year two-thousand their effects will be felt long after. A method for combating the depletion of ozone would not only be of tremendous value to the environment but it would also herald the advent of technology serving to function on a world-wide scale. The method for producing free-radical oxygen would simply involve using coherent ultra-violet light produced by a laser mounted on a satellite; the satellite being in geo-synchronous orbit about the location where ozone depletion is evident(i.e. Antarctica). When the ultra-violet light hits available atmospheric oxygen it should act to break the oxygen-oxygen bond to produce ozone.

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