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Chemistry in Industry : Journal of Chemists and Chemical Engineers of Croatia, Vol. 68 No. 11-12, 2019.

Review article

https://doi.org/10.15255/KUI.2019.021a

Modern Decontaminants for Chemical Warfare Agents: Part I – Zeolites and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOF)

Dragutin Tušek ; Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia, Croatian Defense Academy “Franjo Tuđman”, Center for Defense and Strategic Studies “Janko Bobetko”, CBRN Laboratory, Ilica 256 b, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivana Cetina ; Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia, Croatian Defense Academy “Franjo Tuđman”, Center for Defense and Strategic Studies “Janko Bobetko”, CBRN Laboratory, Ilica 256 b, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Pehar ; Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Croatia, Croatian Defense Academy “Franjo Tuđman”, Center for Defense and Strategic Studies “Janko Bobetko”, CBRN Laboratory, Ilica 256 b, 10 000, Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

The modern decontaminants for chemical warfare agents must be effective and environmentally acceptable. For these reasons, recent scientific research has focused on the investigation of the efficacy of metal oxides, natural and synthetic zeolites and metal-organic frameworks (MOF) in decontamination of chemical warfare agents and other toxic compounds such as organophosphorus pesticides. Although the first zeolite decontaminants research have been directed to the investigation of synthetic zeolites, the natural zeolites have become more interesting, especially clinoptilolite. It has been shown that zirconium-based metal-organic frameworks (MOF) can successfully break down chemical warfare agents and their simulants and be among the fastest catalysts for the hydrolysis of nerve agents. Development of modern decontamination materials is not intended only to exploring decontamination properties, but also in development of protective coatings and layers with a self-decontamination effect.




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Keywords

chemical warfare agents; decontamination; zeolites; metal-organic frameworks

Hrčak ID:

228062

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/228062

Publication date:

7.12.2019.

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