A solvent-free solid catalyst for the selective and color-indicating ambient-air removal of sulfur mustard

Daniel L. Collins-Wildman; Kevin P. Sullivan; Yurii V. Geletii; Victoria G. Snider; Wesley O. Gordon; Alex Balboa; Yiyao Tian; Rachel M. Slaugenhaupt; Alexey L. Kaledin; Christopher J. Karwacki; Anatoly I. Frenkel; Djamaladdin G. Musaev; Craig L. Hill

doi:10.1038/s42004-021-00465-7

Communications Chemistry (Mar 2021)

A solvent-free solid catalyst for the selective and color-indicating ambient-air removal of sulfur mustard

Daniel L. Collins-Wildman,
Kevin P. Sullivan,
Yurii V. Geletii,
Victoria G. Snider,
Wesley O. Gordon,
Alex Balboa,
Yiyao Tian,
Rachel M. Slaugenhaupt,
Alexey L. Kaledin,
Christopher J. Karwacki,
Anatoly I. Frenkel,
Djamaladdin G. Musaev,
Craig L. Hill

Affiliations

Daniel L. Collins-Wildman: Department of Chemistry, Emory University
Kevin P. Sullivan: Department of Chemistry, Emory University
Yurii V. Geletii: Department of Chemistry, Emory University
Victoria G. Snider: Department of Chemistry, Emory University
Wesley O. Gordon: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center
Alex Balboa: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center
Yiyao Tian: Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University
Rachel M. Slaugenhaupt: Department of Chemistry, Emory University
Alexey L. Kaledin: Cherry L. Emerson Center for Scientific Computation, Emory University
Christopher J. Karwacki: U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center
Anatoly I. Frenkel: Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Stony Brook University
Djamaladdin G. Musaev: Department of Chemistry, Emory University
Craig L. Hill: Department of Chemistry, Emory University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00465-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Decontamination of sulfur-containing chemical warfare agents can be achieved through selective, air-based oxidation. Here a solid, solvent-free catalyst for aerobic oxidative decontamination of sulfur mustard is reported.

Published in Communications Chemistry

ISSN: 2399-3669 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.nature.com/commschem

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