The objective of this research is to hydrolyze and precipitate G- and V-type CW agents using aluminum sulfate (alum) and/or alum buffer solutions. Soman (GD), O-ethyl-S-2-(DIISOPROPYLAMINO)ETHYL methylphosphonothiolate (VX), and agent simulants were treated with either aqueous alum, sodium aluminate, or mixtures of the two. Reactions were tracked using 31P nuclear magnetic resonance and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). A basic alum buffer at pH 12.0 and an acidic alum buffer at ...
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