In-Situ NMR Study of Activated Peroxide Decontamination of 13C-Enriched HD

Abstract

Base-activated hydrogen peroxide formulations are under development as broad spectrum decontaminants for chemical and biological weapons. In the decontamination of nerve agents such as VX and GD, these formulations produce the perhydrolysis products ethyl methylphosphonic acid (EMPA) and pinacolyl methylphosphonic acid (GD acid), respectively. The decontamination of distilled mustard (HD) produces a more complex mixture of products, which are not readily characterizable by any single analytical technique.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 19, 2003
Accession Number
ADA453013

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  • Bill Creasy
  • Fred Berg
  • George Wayne Wagner
  • Jennifer Edwards
  • Kelly Maguire
  • Mark D Winemiller
  • Mark D. Brickhouse

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  • Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

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  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Biological Weapons
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Complex Mixtures
  • Decontamination
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Mass Spectrometry
  • National Security
  • Nerve Agents
  • Peroxides
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Scientific Research
  • Spectra
  • Sulfur Compounds
  • Time Intervals

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