Fluomine is a chemical compound containing a cobalt chelate. It has the ability to form a complex with molecular oxygen (O2) and then release it upon heating.[1] Because of this ability to reversibly sorb and desorb oxygen, it has been used in high-altitude aircraft oxygen-generating systems.[2][3]
The toxicity of fluomine has been studied[1][4] and it is classified by the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act as an extremely hazardous substance.[5]
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- ^ "Breathing Oxygen: Purity of Oxygen Generated By a Fulomine-Based System" (PDF). USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Aerospace Medical Division (AFSC). September 1976. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Kinkead, E.R.; Haun, C.C.; Bowers, R.S.; Vernot, E.H.; MacEwen, J.D.; Amster, R.L. (1982). "Six month inhalation toxicity of fluomine dust". American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 43 (1): 66–71. doi:10.1080/15298668291409361. PMID 7055087.
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