Decontamination of the chemical warfare agent simulant dimethyl methylphosphonate by means of large-area low-temperature atmospheric pressure plasma |
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Institution: | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 335 Gwahangno, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), a chemical simulant of the nerve gas GB, was decontaminated with a nonthermal atmospheric pressure plasma. The decontamination efficiency was measured qualitatively by means of Fourier transform spectroscopy and quantitatively by means of gas chromatography. With helium gas only, 10 g/m2 of DMMP on an aluminum surface was 99.9% decontaminated in 2 min, furthermore, with the addition of 5% of oxygen gas, it was 99.99% decontaminated in 10 min. Given the low input power (<100 W) and temperature (<75 °C), this plasma is eligible for nondestructive decontamination of almost all material surfaces. |
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