Evaporation and degradation of VX on silica sand

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 113, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 6622-6633

  Brevett, Carol A S ^a   Sumpter, Kenneth B ^b   Pence, John ^a   Nickol, Robert G ^a   King, Bruce E ^b   Giannaras, Chris V ^a   Durst, H Dupont ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b EDGEWOOD CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOCATALYTIC; CONCENTRATION OF; CRUSHED GLASS; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DEGRADATION RATE; LAG-TIME; MAGIC ANGLE SPINNING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; METHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; NMR STUDIES; PROTONATED; SURFACE AREA; VAPOR CONCENTRATIONS;

ACIDS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CURING; DEGRADATION; DROPS; EVAPORATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OVENS; SILICA; SILICA SAND; STOVES; TOXIC MATERIALS; VAPORS;

BOROSILICATE GLASS;

EID: 67049145405     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp8111099     Document Type: Article

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