Zinc Titanate Nanofibers for the Detoxification of Chemical Warfare Simulants
| Autor: | Seeram Ramakrishna, Ramakrishnan Ramaseshan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Chemical Warfare Agents
Materials science Polyvinylpyrrolidone chemistry.chemical_element Mineralogy Zinc Electrospinning chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry Chemical engineering Nanofiber visual_art Materials Chemistry Ceramics and Composites visual_art.visual_art_medium medicine Ceramic Zinc titanate Carbon medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 90:1836-1842 |
| ISSN: | 1551-2916 0002-7820 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2007.01633.x |
| Popis: | Fabrication of a novel ceramic nanofiber system viz. zinc titanate using the well-known electrospinning technology with polyvinylpyrrolidone as a binder is reported. Use of zinc titanates as reactive sorbents to detoxify chemical warfare agents is hypothesized and proved. The zinc titanate nanofibers are tested against simulants of nerve and mustard agents and show satisfactory destructive activity. The extent of detoxification is measured using GC-MS analysis. The products of reaction of zinc titanate against the simulants are identified and are found to be relatively harmless. The possibility of replacement of conventional-activated carbon by electrospun ceramic nanofibers for face masks and protective clothing is proposed. |
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