Aerogel nanoscale magnesium oxides as a destructive sorbent for toxic chemical agents

• Authors: Vaclav Štengl , Snejana Bakardjieva , Monika Maříková , Jan Šubrt , František Opluštil , Marcela Olšanská
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

An autoclave hypercritical drying procedure has been used to prepare precursors of MgO from Mg(OCH3)2. This material was prepared with a specific surface area of 1200 m2
g
1. The dehydrated materials consisted of much smaller crystallites than conventionally prepared MgO and were free of OCH3 groups. The precursors and samples of magnesium oxide were taken for experimental evaluation of their reactivity with mustard. The largest percentage of the conversion mustard into non-toxic products after the elapse of the reaction was 77%.

Keywords

EN

Nanostructures; organometallic compounds; chemical synthesis; electron microscopy; surface properties

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Chemistry
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 16-33

Dates

published

1 - 3 - 2004

online

1 - 3 - 2004

Contributors

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Vaclav Štengl

• Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, AS CR, 250 68, Řež, Czech Republic

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Snejana Bakardjieva

• Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, AS CR, 250 68, Řež, Czech Republic

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Monika Maříková

• Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, AS CR, 250 68, Řež, Czech Republic

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Jan Šubrt

• Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, AS CR, 250 68, Řež, Czech Republic

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František Opluštil

• Military Technical Institute of Protection Brno, Veslařská 230, 628 00, Brno, Czech Republic

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Marcela Olšanská

• Military Technical Institute of Protection Brno, Veslařská 230, 628 00, Brno, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/BF02476182