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Methods and delivery systems for providing a gas phase of a multi-component liquid source for delivery to a critical process application are provided. The methods include concentration of a component of the liquid source which is less volatile than water for delivery of a gas stream comprising the l

Methods and delivery systems for providing a gas phase of a multi-component liquid source for delivery to a critical process application are provided. The methods include concentration of a component of the liquid source which is less volatile than water for delivery of a gas stream comprising the less volatile component to a critical process application. Critical process applications include decontamination and microelectronic processing applications.

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1. A method for delivering a gas to a critical process application, comprising: (a) providing a gas phase of an multicomponent liquid, wherein the multicomponent liquid comprises a first component and a second component which is less volatile than the first component, and wherein the less volatile c

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A method for delivering a gas to a critical process application, comprising: (a) providing a gas phase of an multicomponent liquid, wherein the multicomponent liquid comprises a first component and a second component which is less volatile than the first component, and wherein the less volatile component is present at an initial concentration;(b) contacting the gas phase of the multicomponent liquid with a carrier gas to form a mixed gas stream, whereby the concentration of the less volatile component in the multicomponent liquid increases to a second concentration that is higher than the initial concentration;(c) adding to the multicomponent liquid, while step (b) is occurring, a multicomponent liquid comprising the second component at a third concentration that is lower than the second concentration;(d) withdrawing, after step (c) has begun, the mixed gas stream comprising a stable steady-state concentration of the less volatile component; and(e) delivering the mixed gas stream to a critical process application. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gas phase and the multicomponent liquid are separated by a substantially gas-impermeable membrane. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the membrane is a fluorinated ion-exchange membrane in an acid form. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein critical process application is positioned in a vented chamber configured to permit continuous flow of the mixed gas stream delivered in step (e). 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the substantially gas-impermeable membrane is a salt of a fluorinated ion-exchange membrane. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the multicomponent liquid is aqueous hydrogen peroxide. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the initial concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the aqueous hydrogen peroxide liquid provided in step (a) is between about 20% and about 50%. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the third concentration is the same as the initial concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the aqueous hydrogen peroxide liquid. 9. The method of claim 6, wherein the stable steady-state concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the mixed gas stream is between about 500 ppm and about 300,000 ppm. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the stable steady-state concentration of hydrogen peroxide is between about 500 ppm and about 800 ppm. 11. The method of claim 6, wherein the concentration of hydrogen peroxide in the mixed gas stream is between about 500 ppm and 15,000 ppm. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the carrier gas is a substantially dry carrier gas. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the carrier gas is selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, oxygen, CO2, clean dry air, helium, and any combination thereof. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising heating the mixed gas stream to between about 20° C. to 120° C. prior to delivering. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the multicomponent liquid being added in step (c) has a molar ratio that is equal to the molar ratio of the second component to the first component in the mixed gas stream. 16. A method for delivering a gas to a critical process application, comprising: (a) providing a gas phase of a multi-component liquid, wherein the multi-component liquid comprises water and a component less volatile than water, wherein the component less volatile than water has an initial concentration;(b) contacting a carrier gas with the gas phase of a multi-component liquid to form a mixed gas stream, wherein the carrier gas is undersaturated with respect to water, whereby the concentration of the component less volatile than water in the multicomponent liquid increases to a second concentration;(c) adding water to the carrier gas to maintain a constant ratio of components in the multi-component liquid at the second concentration;(d) replenishing the multi-component liquid with a multi-component liquid comprising the component less volatile than water at a third concentration that is lower than the second concentration to maintain a relatively constant volume of the multi-component liquid; and(e) delivering the mixed gas stream to a critical process application. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the multicomponent liquid is aqueous hydrogen peroxide. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the critical process application is positioned in a vented chamber configured to permit continuous flow of the mixed gas stream delivered in step (e). 19. A delivery device for a critical process application, comprising: (a) a multicomponent liquid source and a gas phase provided by the multicomponent liquid source, wherein the multicomponent liquid source comprises a first component and a second component which is less volatile than the first component, wherein the less volatile component is at an initial concentration, and wherein the gas phase comprises both components;(b) a carrier gas in fluid contact with the gas phase, whereby a mixed gas stream is formed comprising the less volatile component, where the concentration of the less volatile component in the multicomponent liquid source increases to a second concentration that is higher than the initial concentration;(c) a fill tube that replenishes the multicomponent liquid source using a replenishment solution comprising the less volatile component at a third concentration that is lower than the second concentration; and(d) an apparatus that delivers the mixed gas stream to the critical process application, wherein the delivered mixed gas stream comprises the less volatile component at a stable steady-state concentration. 20. The delivery device of claim 19, wherein the gas phase is separated from the liquid source by a substantially gas-impermeable membrane. 21. The delivery device of claim 20, further comprising an assembly whereby the carrier gas is delivered to the gas phase so that the gas phase is continuously removed to form the gas stream. 22. The delivery device of claim 20, wherein the device comprises an outlet of a head space containing the gas phase, and wherein the outlet leads to the critical process application so that the mixed gas stream flows from the head space to the critical process application. 23. The delivery device of claim 20, wherein the substantially gas-impermeable membrane is a fluorinated ion-exchange membrane in an acid form. 24. The delivery device of claim 20, wherein the substantially gas-impermeable membrane is a salt of a fluorinated ion-exchange membrane. 25. The delivery device of claim 19, wherein the fill tube replenishes the liquid source so that the liquid source maintains a substantially constant volume. 26. The delivery device of claim 19, wherein the multicomponent liquid source is aqueous hydrogen peroxide. 27. The delivery device of claim 26, wherein the carrier gas is a substantially dry carrier gas.