Porous metal organic framework-polymer composites for use in detoxifying chemical warfare agents

A metal organic framework (MOF)-polymer composite for detoxifying a chemical warfare agent (CWA), the composite comprising:

• MOF nanoparticles having catalytically active Lewis acid sites, and
• at least one polymer having catalytically active basic sites,
• wherein the composite comprises a nano-crystalline metal organic framework having an average diameter in the range of 5-100 nm;
• wherein the composite comprises an amount of MOF ranging from about 15 wt % to about 50 wt % relative to the total weight of the composite;
• wherein the composite has a surface area in the range of 10-1200 m2/g;
• wherein the at least one polymer comprises a polymeric mesoporous material comprising mesopores and the nano-crystalline metal organic framework comprises micropores;
• and
• wherein the mesopores have an average diameter in the range of 2-50 nm and the micropores have an average diameter in the range of 0.5-4.0 nm.