Cadmium bloom mitigation system

Abstract

A system for reducing cadmium bloom formation on a packaged article includes, for example, a protective enclosure and a cadmium containing component positioned within the protective enclosure. The packaged article includes a cadmium containing component and the packaged article can also release acid into the protective enclosure. The system includes an acid-offset element included within the protective enclosure and the acid-offset element is configured to mitigate acid within protective enclosure generated by the packaged article.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for reducing cadmium bloom formation on a packaged article, the system comprising:
 a protective enclosure;   a cadmium containing component positioned within the protective enclosure;
 wherein the packaged article includes the cadmium containing component; 
 wherein the packaged article releases an acid into the protective enclosure; and 
   an acid-offset element included within the protective enclosure;
 wherein the acid-offset element is configured to mitigate the acid within the protective enclosure generated by the packaged article. 
   
     
     
         2 . The system for reducing cadmium bloom of  claim 1 , wherein the acid-offset element includes:
 an acid mitigating packaging; and   an acid mitigating material;
 wherein the acid mitigating material is configured to irreversibly reacts with the acid within the protective enclosure. 
   
     
     
         3 . The system for reducing cadmium bloom of  claim 1 , wherein the acid-offset element includes inorganic salts;
 wherein the inorganic salts are configured to form stable complexes with the acid.   
     
     
         4 . The system for reducing cadmium bloom of  claim 1 , wherein the protective enclosure includes two or more layers;
 wherein the two or more layers includes the acid-offset element.   
     
     
         5 . The system for reducing cadmium bloom of  claim 1 , wherein the acid-offset element is formed as a sheet;
 wherein the sheet is positioned in the protective enclosure.   
     
     
         6 . The system for reducing cadmium bloom of  claim 1 , wherein the acid-offset element is retained within an acid mitigating packaging;
 wherein the acid mitigating packaging is configured to be positioned within with the protective enclosure proximate to the packaged article.   
     
     
         7 . The system for reducing cadmium bloom of  claim 6 , wherein the acid mitigating packaging is porous and configured to allow acid to permeate through the acid mitigating packaging and retains the mitigated acid within the acid mitigating packaging. 
     
     
         8 . The system for reducing cadmium bloom of  claim 1 , wherein the acid-offset element is positioned between one or more layers of aerogel. 
     
     
         9 . An acid-offset element configured to reduce cadmium bloom within an enclosure, the acid-offset element comprising:
 a porous substrate;
 wherein the porous substrate is configured to receive gaseous acid and release gaseous solvents; and 
   one or more acid mitigating materials within the porous substrate;
 wherein the one or more acid mitigating materials is configured to react with a quantity of acid in a surrounding environment; 
 wherein the one or more acid mitigating materials is configured to mitigate the quantity of acid in the surrounding environment. 
   
     
     
         10 . The acid-offset element of  claim 9 , wherein the porous substrate is formed as a sheet including one or more layers. 
     
     
         11 . The acid-offset element of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more acid mitigating materials are positioned between two or more porous layers. 
     
     
         12 . The acid-offset element of  claim 9 , wherein the porous substrate includes a receptacle configured to retain the one or more acid mitigating materials. 
     
     
         13 . The acid-offset element of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more acid mitigating materials includes a porous substrate;
 wherein the porous substrate includes one or more of porous silicones or an aerogel.   
     
     
         14 . The acid-offset element of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more acid mitigating materials includes one or more of an inorganic carbonate, a porous amine polymer, a porous amide polymer, a metal hydroxide or an oxide. 
     
     
         15 . The acid-offset element of  claim 9 , wherein the porous substrate includes an acid mitigating packaging configured allow acid to permeate through the acid mitigating packaging and retain the mitigated acid within the acid mitigating packaging. 
     
     
         16 . A method for reducing cadmium bloom formation on a packaged article, the method comprising:
 providing an acid-offset element within a protective enclosure;
 wherein the packaged article is positioned within the protective enclosure and the packaged article includes one or more cadmium containing components; 
 wherein the packaged article releases an acid into the protective packaging; and 
   mitigating a presence of the acid within the protective enclosure includes:
 allowing the acid to permeate through the acid-offset element;
 wherein the acid-offset element includes one or more acid mitigating materials; and 
 
 interacting the acid with the one or more acid mitigating materials. 
   
     
     
         17 . The method for reducing cadmium bloom formation of  claim 16 , including:
 trapping the acid within the acid-offset element.   
     
     
         18 . The method for reducing cadmium bloom formation of  claim 16 , wherein the one or more acid mitigating element includes one or more of an inorganic carbonate, a porous amine polymer, a porous amide polymer, a metal hydroxide or an oxide. 
     
     
         19 . The method for reducing cadmium bloom formation of  claim 16 , wherein the acid-offset element includes a porous layer;
 wherein the porous layer includes aerogels.   
     
     
         20 . The method for reducing cadmium bloom formation of  claim 16 , including:
 neutralizing the acid when the acid interacts with the acid mitigating material.