Open AccessDecontamination and Remediation of the Sulfur Mustard Simulant CEES with “Off‐the‐Shelf” Reagents in Solution and Gel States: A Proof‐of‐Concept Study
Author(s) -
Hiscock Jennifer R.,
Bustone Gianluca P.,
Clark Ewan R.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistryopen
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 29
ISSN - 2191-1363
DOI - 10.1002/open.201700063
Subject(s) - human decontamination , sulfur mustard , environmental remediation , reagent , sulfide , sulfur , chemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , waste management , contamination , toxicity , ecology , engineering , biology
Abstract The decontamination and remediation of sulfur mustard chemical warfare agents remains an ongoing challenge. Herein, we report the use of “off‐the‐shelf” metal salts alongside commercially available peroxides to catalyze the degradation of the simulant 2‐chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES) in solution and encapsulated within a supramolecular gel.