Metal-organic framework/polymer foam composite materials and their uses in decontamination and/or ballistic protection

A process of chemically modifying/detoxifying a chemical warfare agent or a toxic industrial chemical, comprising:

• bringing the chemical warfare agent or the toxic industrial chemical into contact with a composite material comprising:
• a porous open celled foam Polymeric matrix;
• and
• a plurality of metal-organic framework (MOF) domains within said porous open celled foam polymeric matrix, each of said plurality of MOF domains in fluid communication with pores in said porous open celled foam polymeric matrix so that gases and vapors external to the composite can access the MOF domains, and wherein said MOF is selected from the group consisting of NU-1000, UiO-66-NH2, UiO-67-NH2, UiO-67(NH2)2, MOF-808, or a combination thereof;
• and
• wherein said MOF adsorbs the chemical warfare agent or the toxic industrial chemical and chemically modifies the chemical warfare agent or the toxic industrial chemical.