Degradation of GD and VX over Oxides Mixing with Bleaching Powder

Abstract:

Nanosize oxides with acidic or basic sites could neutralize the droplets of chemical warfare agents. Refined bleaching powder was added to increase the reactivity of the nanosize oxides for degradation of GD(3,3-dimethyl-2-butyl methylphophonofluoridate or Soman) and VX(O-ehtyl S-2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl methyl-phosphonothioate). It was found that all the studied decontaminant powders exhibited room-temperature reactivity for GD and VX droplets which depends on their surface acid–base property. Decontaminant powders with basicity like nanosize MgO have the best activity towards GD and the degradation rate was improved obviously for N-MgO due to the adding of refined bleaching powder. However, surface acidity was very important for neutralizing VX over the decontaminant powders.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 616-618)
• Pages: 1702-1706
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.616-618.1702
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Lian Yuan Wang, Hai Yan Zhu, Zhen Xing Cheng, Meng Meng Ma, Jing Liang, Xiao Ping Zhang
• Keywords: Bleaching Powder, Degradation, Gd, Oxide, VX

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