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Detoxification of Chemical Warfare Agents

From WWI to Multifunctional Nanocomposite Approaches

  • Presents a unique and integrated historical overview on the usage of CWA and the development of gas masks used since the World War I
  • Written by well known experts on CWAs reactive adsorption
  • Summarizes the little available literature on the reactive adsorption of CWAs vapors
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs)

    • Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Teresa J. Bandosz
    Pages 1-3
  3. World War I: Militarization of Chemistry

    • Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Teresa J. Bandosz
    Pages 5-26
  4. Mustard Gas: The King of CWAs

    • Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Teresa J. Bandosz
    Pages 27-31
  5. Current Protection Against CWAs

    • Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Teresa J. Bandosz
    Pages 33-36
  6. New Approaches in the Detoxification of CWAs

    • Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Teresa J. Bandosz
    Pages 37-123
  7. Path Towards Future Research

    • Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Teresa J. Bandosz
    Pages 125-144

About this book

This book presents a detailed history of chemical warfare development during the First World War and discusses design approaches to gas masks and the performance of new filter materials that decontaminate chemical warfare agents (CWA) when applied in the vapor phase. It describes multifunctional nanocomposites containing zinc and zirconium (hydr)oxides, graphite oxide and silver or gold nanoparticles as reactive adsorbents for the degradation of the CWAs vapors. In addition it examines in detail the surface properties that are most important in the mineralization performance.

 

Authors and Affiliations

  • The City College of New York, The City University of New York, New York, USA

    Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis

  • Department of Chemistry, The City College of New York, The City University of New York, New York, USA

    Teresa J. Bandosz

About the authors

Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis obtained his PhD from the City University of New York in 2016. For his research performance he received the “James Whittam Award for Research Excellence in Interfacial Phenomena”. 

Teresa Bandosz is a full professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the City College of New York. She has a broad experience in the field of materials preparation, and their applications to environmental problems related to development of adsorbents for gas separation. Her recent research interests include synthesis of Graphene/ MOF, Graphene/ hydroxide composites for separation and energy harvesting applications, visible light photoactivity of carbonaceous materials, energy storage, and CO2 sequestration and reduction, and development of protection against chemical warfare agents. Since 2014, she is co-editor of the Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. She is also on the Board of Directors of International Adsorption Society and on theEditorial Boards of Carbon, Adsorption Science and Technology and Applied Surface Science. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Detoxification of Chemical Warfare Agents

  • Book Subtitle: From WWI to Multifunctional Nanocomposite Approaches

  • Authors: Dimitrios A. Giannakoudakis, Teresa J. Bandosz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70760-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Chemistry and Material Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-70759-4Published: 30 January 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-88988-7Published: 04 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-70760-0Published: 28 December 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 144

  • Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 96 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Nanotechnology, Environmental Chemistry, Catalysis, History of Chemistry

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eBook USD 119.00
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Softcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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