Detoxification of Chemical Warfare Agents Using a Zr6‐Based Metal–Organic Framework/Polymer Mixture |
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| Authors: | Dr Su‐Young Moon Emmanuel Proussaloglou Gregory W Peterson Dr Jared B DeCoste Morgan G Hall Dr Ashlee J Howarth Prof Joseph T Hupp Prof Omar K Farha |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA;2. Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, US Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA;3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
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| Abstract: | Owing to their high surface area, periodic distribution of metal sites, and water stability, zirconium‐based metal–organic frameworks (Zr6‐MOFs) have shown promising activity for the hydrolysis of nerve agents GD and VX, as well as the simulant, dimethyl 4‐nitrophenylphosphate (DMNP), in buffered solutions. A hurdle to using MOFs for this application is the current need for a buffer solution. Here the destruction of the simulant DMNP, as well as the chemical warfare agents (GD and VX) through hydrolysis using a MOF catalyst mixed with a non‐volatile, water‐insoluble, heterogeneous buffer is reported. The hydrolysis of the simulant and nerve agents in the presence of the heterogeneous buffer was fast and effective. |
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| Keywords: | heterogeneous buffer heterogeneous catalysis hydrolysis nerve agents zirconium MOF |
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