title: Reactions of sulphur mustard and sarin on V 1.02 O 2.98 nanotubes.
abstract: Reactions of sulphur mustard and sarin were studied on the surface of V(1.02)O(2.98) nanotubes by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry techniques. The V(1.02)O(2.98) nanotube samples were made by using hydrothermal method and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption, X-ray diffractometry and thermogravimetry. Later, they were exposed to sulphur mustard and sarin separately at ambient temperature (30+/-2 degrees C). The data explored the formation of sulphoxide of sulphur mustard, thiodiglycol for sulphur mustard and isopropyl methyl phosphonic acid for sarin on V(1.02)O(2.98) nanotubes illustrating the role of oxidation and hydrolysis reactions in the decontamination.
authors.affiliation: Defense Research and Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior 474002, MP, India.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Mahato
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: Beer
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ganesan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijayaraghavan
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D009151:Mustard Gas / Q000737:chemistry*; D043942:Nanotubes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D012524:Sarin / Q000737:chemistry*; D014638:Vanadates / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002619:Chemical Warfare Agents; D014638:Vanadates; D012524:Sarin; D009151:Mustard Gas