Dual functional MOFs: Efficient adsorption and degradation of nerve agents and pesticides for protective applications - Poster -
conference paper
Nerve agents are highly toxic compounds that have been used as chemical warfare agents (CWAs) in recent years. Therefore development of protective measures against these compounds remains relevant. Cheap activated carbon is currently used to provide protection against such toxic chemicals in personal protective equipment (PPE), such as gas masks and protective clothing (fig. 1). Whilst porous carbon can efficiently capture nerve agents, the threat agent spectrum is more broad (e.g. pesticides, toxic industrial chemicals (TICs)). Additionally, a secondary release of toxic agents can occur as a result of the reversibility of adsorption, significantly increasing the risk in handling exposed filters and clothing Metal organic frameworks may solve both challenges, as the adsorption of toxic chemicals by MOFs has been demonstrated previously and it has been established that other, zirconium based MOFs can efficiently hydrolyze different types of nerve agents. Here we present a MOF that exhibits both adsorptive and degradative properties towards a nerve agent simulant and a pesticide.
TNO Identifier
990028
Publisher
TNO
Source title
5th European Conference on Metal Organic Frameworks and Porous Polymers (EuroMOF2023), Granada, Spanje, 24-27 September 2023
Place of publication
Rijswijk
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