Chemiluminescent Systems - Development of High Light Capacity Formulations

Abstract

A superior, high performance chemical light system capable of generating 900 lumen hours/liter of yellow-green light was developed. This formulation is based on the reaction of H2O2 with the oxalate ester bis(2,4,5- trichloro-6-carbopentoxyphenyl)oxalate (CPPO) and the fluorescer 1-chloro-9,10- bis(phenylethynyl) anthracene (1-ClBPEA). An efficient green-emitting system (700 lumen hours/liter) was developed by the use of 2-ClBPEA as the fluorescer. Variation of the catalyst and/or catalyst concentration permits a variety of intensity decay curves to be obtained ranging from bright (2 minutes intensity of 150 foot lamberts/cm), shortlived reactions to long-lived systems providing a brightness of over two foot lamberts/cm for 15 hours. The high efficiency of the new system may be related to large spectral shifts which take place in the 1- ClBPEA reactions. Storage stability results were conducted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 1972
Accession Number
AD0755221

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  • Arthur G. Mohan
  • Richard L. Narburgh

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Alkanes
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Measurement
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Perchlorates
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Salicylic Acids
  • Sodium Compounds
  • Spectra

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  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Electrical Engineering