Southwest Research Institute

David A Trujillo

William A McMahon

Robert E Lyle, Jr

A polymeric decontamination composition comprising a polymeric reaction product resulting from the reaction of a polyvinylbenzyl halide and a monomeric amine admixed with an alkali metal hydroxide solution capable of swelling said polymeric reaction product and the method of making the composition.

Swelled polymeric decontamination composition

A polymeric chemical warfare agent decontamination composition comprising a polymeric quaternary pyridinium salt resulting from the reaction of a polyvinylbenzyl salt and a di(C.sub.l -C.sub.n alkyl) aminopyridine wherein n is 20 or higher, and the method of making such pyridinium salt is disclosed wherein the reaction product is a polymer of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 or higher alkyl group.

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David A Trujillo