Process for destruction of gelled sulphur mustard
AssigneeDefence Research Development Organization
InventorsKrishnamarthy Sekhar, Ramesh Malhotra, Balwant Batra, Kumaran Ganesan
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Abstract
A process for the complete destruction of gelled sulphur mustard (SM), comprising the steps of: (a) dissolving gelled sulphur mustard (SM) in organic solvent such as 2-chloroethanol, methanol, methyl cellosolve or mixtures of these to obtain a clear mixture, (b) incinerating the clear gelled sulphur mustard solvent mixture obtained from step (a); (c) dissolving residual gelled SM obtained from step (c) into non-toxic products; (d) chemically converting dissolved SM obtained from step (c) into non-toxic products.
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A process for the complete destruction of gelled sulphur mustard (SM), comprising the steps of:
- a) dissolving gelled sulphur mustard (SM) in organic solvent such as 2-chloroethanol, methanol, methyl cellosolve or mixtures of these to obtain a clear mixture,
- b) incinerating the clear gelled sulphur mustard solvent mixture obtained from step (a);
- c) dissolving residual gelled SM obtained from step (c) into non-toxic products;
- d) chemically converting dissolved SM obtained from step (c) into non-toxic products.
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