Nitrous oxide is removed from gases containing hydrogen, nitric oxide and nitrous oxide by a process in which the gases are treated with molecular sieves.

A temperature control system for maintaining a nitrous oxide pressurized bottle at a preselected temperature and pressure for injecting nitrous oxide into an engine is disclosed. The system includes a generally box shaped insulated container having a hinged cover. The nitrous oxide pressurized oxide bottle having an outer surface is disposed within the container and fixed in the bottom thereof. The system also includes a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the nitrous oxide bottle ...

A method of stripping an integrated circuit (IC) structure having a photoresist material and an organosilicate glass (OSG) material is described. The method comprises feeding a nitrous oxide (N.sub.2O) gas into a reactor, generating a plasma in the reactor and stripping the photoresist. The stripping process provides a high selectivity between the photoresist and the OSG material.

A method for generating an organic plug within a via is described. The via resides in an integrated circuit (IC) structure having a silicon containing dielectric material. The method for generating the organic plug includes applying an organic compound such as a bottom antireflective coating. The organic compound occupies the via. The method then proceeds to feed a nitrous oxide (N.sub.2 O) gas into a reactor and generates a plasma in the reactor. A significant portion of the organic compound is...

A fuel charging system which injects nitrous oxide into the engine of a high performance vehicle to provide an instant burst of power to the vehicle. A nitrous oxide supply line feeds nitrous oxide under pressure from a supply container thereof into the vehicle engine through a spray bar. A normally closed solenoid valve controls the flow of nitrous oxide into the vehicle engine through the supply line. The supply line also is connected to a vent tube having a normally open solenoid valve contro...

A portable system for filling bottles with nitrous oxide from a large supply cylinder of nitrous oxide at ambient temperature. The supply cylinder is connected by a conduit to a cylinder of inert gas which is under a considerably higher pressure than that of the nitrous oxide through a valve. The bottle to be filled is connected to the cylinder of nitrous oxide by another conduit. The inert gas through a pressure regulator maintains a blanket of high pressure inert gas above the liquid nitrous o...

Nitrous oxide contained in a gas is directly decomposed by contacting the gas with a catalyst layer composed mainly of tin (IV) oxide at a reaction temperature of not less than 250.degree. C., preferably not less than 300.degree. C. Particularly when a cobalt (II) compound is added to the catalyst layer, nitrous oxide can be effectively removed to a low concentration by contacting the gas with the catalyst layer at the reaction temperature of not less than 200.degree. C., preferably not less tha...

A method of reducing nitrous oxide which comprises introducing nitrous oxide into a reaction chamber disposed in contact with an electrolytic chamber having an anode and a cathode comprising a hydrogen-absorbing material, the cathode serving as a diaphragm separating the reaction chamber and the electrolytic chamber, and contacting the nitrous oxide with the diaphragm to thereby continuously reduce the nitrous oxide with hydrogen atoms electrolytically generated on the cathode, absorbed by the h...

An air amplifier and method and system for using a source of compressed oxygen enhancer, such as nitrous oxide, to increase air flow into an internal combustion engine, providing increased power gain for the engine over the power gain provided by the addition of the oxygen enhancer alone. A source of compressed gas is fed into an air amplifier positioned in the air intake tube for the engine, such as a hose or other conduit which leads to, for example, the throttle body for the fuel injector sys...

In a method of electrochemically sensing the presence of O.sub.2, N.sub.2 O and halothane in a fluid, a gold or platinum electrode and a silver electrode are exposed to the fluid through a permeable membrane. both electrodes are held at a first potential and the currents due respectively to reduction of oxygen at the gold or platinum electrode and reduction of oxygen and halothane at the silver electrode are sensed, the silver electrode is held at a second potential and the current due to reduct...