10.1007/s40089-016-0183-x

Decontamination of chemical warfare sulfur mustard agent simulant by ZnO nanoparticles

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  • Meysam Sadeghi*1,
  • Sina Yekta2,
  • Hamed Ghaedi3,
  1. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, IR
  2. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, IR
  3. Department of Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, IR
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Published in Issue 2016-07-04

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Sadeghi, M., Yekta, S., & Ghaedi, H. (2016). Decontamination of chemical warfare sulfur mustard agent simulant by ZnO nanoparticles. International Nano Letters, 6(3 (September 2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40089-016-0183-x
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Abstract

Abstract In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been surveyed to decontaminate the chloroethyl phenyl sulfide as a sulfur mustard agent simulant. Prior to the reaction, ZnO NPs were successfully prepared through sol–gel method in the absence and presence of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). PVA was utilized as a capping agent to control the agglomeration of the nanoparticles. The formation, morphology, elemental component, and crystalline size of nanoscale ZnO were certified and characterized by SEM/EDX, XRD, and FT-IR techniques. The decontamination (adsorption and destruction) was tracked by the GC–FID analysis, in which the effects of polarity of the media, such as isopropanol, acetone and n -hexane, reaction time intervals from 1 up to 18 h, and different temperatures, including 25, 35, 45, and 55 °C, on the catalytic/decontaminative capability of the surface of ZnO NPs/PVA were investigated and discussed, respectively. Results demonstrated that maximum decontamination (100 %) occurred in n -hexane solvent at 55 °C after 1 h. On the other hand, the obtained results for the acetone and isopropanol solvents were lower than expected. GC–MS chromatograms confirmed the formation of hydroxyl ethyl phenyl sulfide and phenyl vinyl sulfide as the destruction reaction products. Furthermore, these chromatograms proved the role of hydrolysis and elimination mechanisms on the catalyst considering its surface Bronsted and Lewis acid sites. A non-polar solvent aids material transfer to the reactive surface acid sites without blocking these sites. Graphical Abstract

Keywords

  • Zinc oxide nanoparticles,
  • Decontaminate,
  • Chloroethyl phenyl sulfide,
  • Hydrolysis,
  • Elimination
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