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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2018
U.s. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, APG, MD (US);
Jason K. Navin, Aberdeen, MD (US);
Christopher J Karwacki, Churchville, MD (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A solid particulate reactive sorbent for decontaminating toxic chemical and biological agents and its method of making. The reactive sorbent comprising a plurality of aggregates formed from linked hydrophilic nanoparticles and individual nanoparticles that bind at least one detoxifier, such that the sorbent absorbs the agents, allowing the detoxifier to oxidize and decontaminate the agents for removal. More preferably, the hydrophilic nanoparticles comprise fumed silica and the detoxifier comprises hydrogen peroxide.