Decontamination nanomaterial properties

Pig. 3.12 Cartoon illustrating desired properties for future nanomaterial for decontamination ... 

Nanociystalline zeolites (ciystal sizes of less than 100 nm) are porous aluminosilicate nanomaterials with increased surface areas relative to conventional micron-sized zeolites. Nanocrystalline zeolites are potentially useful for CWA decontamination applications because of their enhanced absorptive and catalytic properties. This chapter describes FTIR and solid state NMR studies of the thermal reactivity of two CWA simulants, 2-CEES (2 chloroethyl sulfide) and DMMP (dimethylmethylphosphonate) on nanocrystalline zeohtes, such as NaZSM-5 (sihcalite, purely siliceous form of ZSM-5) and NaY, with crystal sizes of approximately 25 nm. 

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