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Degradation of chemical warfare agent nitrogen mustard using ferrate(VI)
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: Received: 1 June 2023 / Approved: 2 June 2023 / Online: 2 June 2023 (04:31:53 CEST)
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Labaška, M.; Gál, M.; Mackuľak, T. Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agent Nitrogen Mustard Using Ferrate (VI). Toxics 2023, 11, 559. Labaška, M.; Gál, M.; Mackuľak, T. Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agent Nitrogen Mustard Using Ferrate (VI). Toxics 2023, 11, 559.
Abstract
Chemical warfare agents (CWAs) are one of the most toxic compounds. Degradation of CWAs using decontamination agents is one of the few ways to protect human health against the harmful effects of CWAs. A ferrate Fe(VI) based potential chemical warfare agent decontaminant was studied for degradation of persistent nitrogen mustard (tris(2-chloroethyl)amine, HN3). By optimizing the reaction conditions, the complete degradation of HN3 was achieved in 4 minutes. The degradation products contained mostly reduced Fe species which confirmed the environmental friendliness of the proposed decontamination solution.
Keywords
Chemical warfare agent; decontamination; nitrogen mustard; ferrate(VI)
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Toxicology
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