Catalytic Degradation of Nerve Agents

Catalysts

Agatino Zammataro¹  Rossella Santonocito¹  Andrea Pappalardo¹  GiuseppeTrusso Sfrazzetto¹ 

[1] Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy;

关键词: Chemical Warfare Agents;    catalytic degradation;    metal catalysts;    MOFs;    enzymes;   

DOI  :  10.3390/catal10080881

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Nerve agents (NAs) are a group of highly toxic organophosphorus compounds developed before World War II. They are related to organophosphorus pesticides, although they have much higher human acute toxicity than commonly used pesticides. After the detection of the presence of NAs, the critical step is the fast decontamination of the environment in order to avoid the lethal effect of these organophosphorus compounds on exposed humans. This review collects the catalytic degradation reactions of NAs, in particular focusing our attention on chemical hydrolysis. These reactions are catalyzed by different catalyst categories (metal-based, polymeric, heterogeneous, enzymatic and MOFs), all of them described in this review.

【 授权许可】

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