Section II, A2, G-7.5 Metal-Organic Framework Materials for Force Protection
Abstract
(I) A Ce(IV)-based metal-organic framework (MOF) has been tested for the hydrolysis of a nerve agent simulant and the nerve agent, soman (GD) for the first time. Degradation half-lives of 8 min and 3 min were found for the simulant and nerve agent, respectively when using an N-ethylmorpholine buffer solution. A heterogeneous polyethyleneimine buffer was also used with the Ce-MOF catalyst and resulted in even faster hydrolysis of the simulant (t1/2 = 4.5 min). These results highlight the efficiency of Ce(IV)-based MOFs for hydrolysis of phosphate-ester based nerve agents.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 19, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1054068
Entities
People
- Joseph T. Hupp
- Omar Farha
Organizations
- Northwestern University