Back to results
US 11,077,327 B1Granted
Degradation of chemical agents using metal-organic framework compositions
AssigneeNational Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
InventorsDorina F. Sava Gallis, Mark D. Tucker, Mark K. Kinnan, Jeffery A. Greathouse
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention relates to a metal-organic framework composition, as well as constructs and methods thereof. In one particular example, the composition is employed to degrade a chemical agent in a non-aqueous environment.
Claims10
A method of catalytically degrading a chemical agent, the method comprising:
- providing a metal-organic framework composition comprising a plurality of metal clusters and a plurality of ligands coordinating with the plurality of metal clusters, wherein the metal of each metal cluster comprises one or more rare earth metal ions and each of the plurality of ligands comprises a 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid (DOBDC) linker;
- combining the metal-organic framework composition with the chemical agent and a non-aqueous solvent;
- and
- determining a rate of decomposition of the chemical agent.
1 more element
A method of treating a contaminated article, the method comprising:
- applying a decontamination formulation to a surface of the contaminated article, wherein the decontamination formulation comprises a metal-organic framework composition and a non-aqueous solvent, and wherein the metal-organic framework composition comprises a plurality of metal clusters and a plurality of ligands coordinating with the plurality of metal clusters and wherein the metal of each metal cluster comprises one or more rare earth metal ions and each of the plurality of ligands comprises a 2,5-dihydroxyterephthalic acid (DOBDC) linker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.