Foam for Mitigation and Decontamination of Chemical and Biological Weapons Agents.

Tadros, M. E. ; Tucker, M. D.

Technical Information Center Oak Ridge Tennessee

关键词: Decontamination;    Chemical warfare agents;    Biological warfare agents;    Mitigation;    Foams;   

RP-ID  :  DE2001767984

学科分类：工程和技术（综合）

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来源: National Technical Reports Library

【 摘 要 】

Anon-toxic, non-corrosive aqueous foam with enhanced physical stability for the rapid mitigation and decontamination of chemical (CW) and biological (13W) warfare agents has been developed at Sandia National Laboratories. The foam formulation is based on a surfactant system to solubilize sparingly soluble CW agents and to increase rates of reaction with nucleophilic reagents. This decontamination technology is attractive for civilian and military applications for several reasons including (1) a single decon solution can be used for both CW and BW agents, (2) it can be rapidly deployed (3) mitigation of agents can be accomplished in bulk, aerosol, and vapor phases, (4) it exhibits minimal health and collateral damage, (5) it requires minimal logistics support, (6) it has minimal run-off of fluids and no lasting environmental impact, and (7) it is relatively inexpensive. The SNL foam can be delivered by various methods. One preferred method is based on an aspiration or Venturi effect, which eliminates the need to pump additional air into a closed environment.