Following the Reaction of Chemical Warfare Agents on Adsorbents by Transmission Fourier Infrared Spectrometry

The reactions of HD, VX, and GD on metal oxides and core-shell metal oxides were followed by transmission FTIR. The decomposition was determined by the decrease in characteristic absorption peaks noted for each agent. The increase in the characteristic absorption peaks for hydrolysis products was al...

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Main Authors: Lochner, J M, Bartram, Philip W
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
ADSORBENTS
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare
FOURIER ANALYSIS
GD AGENT
HD AGENT
HYDROLYSIS
INFRARED SPECTROMETERS
INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY
MAGNESIUM OXIDES
METAL COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
ROOM TEMPERATURE
SAMPLING
Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods
Theoretical Mathematics
VX AGENT
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Summary:The reactions of HD, VX, and GD on metal oxides and core-shell metal oxides were followed by transmission FTIR. The decomposition was determined by the decrease in characteristic absorption peaks noted for each agent. The increase in the characteristic absorption peaks for hydrolysis products was also used to verify the reactions. Typical absorbance bands for agent and major hydrolysis product were as follows: GD (1320 cm-1) and PMPA (1189 cm-1), HD (1295 /cm and 1212 /cm) and TDG (1059 /cm), VX (1299 /cm) and EMPA (1315 /cm). Two different samples of aerogel prepared magnesium oxide (AP-MgO) demonstrated significant GD reactivity over 20 hours at room temperature. Little or no agent decomposition occurred on the other adsorbents. The work supported the Destructive Adsorption program. See also ADM001523., The original document contains color images.