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Decontamination of sulfur mustard and sarin on titania nanotubes
Author(s) -
Prasad G. K.,
Mahato T. H.,
Singh Beer,
Ganesan K.,
Srivastava Anchal. R.,
Kaushik M. P.,
Vijayraghavan R.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.11598
Subject(s) - sulfur mustard , sarin , human decontamination , sulfur , chemistry , nanotube , hydrolysis , nuclear chemistry , organic chemistry , inorganic chemistry , materials science , nanotechnology , carbon nanotube , waste management , toxicity , engineering , acetylcholinesterase , enzyme
Decontamination reactions of sulfur mustard and sarin were studied on the surface of titania nanotubes and the data were compared with that of bulk titania. Before the reaction studies, titania nanotube samples were made by using hydrothermal method and were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, N 2 BET, X‐ray diffractometry, and thermogravimetry. Soon after that, titania nanotube samples were exposed to sulfur mustard and sarin separately at room temperature (30°C) and the reactions were monitored by gas chromatography, whereas the reaction products were characterized by GC‐MS. The data explore the role of hydrolysis reactions and surface reactions for the decontamination of both sulfur mustard and sarin. © 2008 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2008