Composition of magnetic materials for sensing and decontaminating toxic chemicals
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsJennifer R Soliz, Christopher J Karwacki
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Abstract
A method and composition of matter for detecting and decontaminating hazardous chemicals, the composition of matter including: a magnetic material for any of chemisorbing, molecularly dissociating, or decomposing a hazardous chemical, wherein the magnetic material changes its magnetic moment upon any of chemisorption, decomposition, and molecular dissociation of the hazardous chemical and the change in magnetic moment is used to detect the presence of the hazardous chemical, and wherein the hazardous chemical includes any of toxic industrial chemicals, chemical warfare agents, and chemical warfare agent related compounds.
Claims5
A composition of matter, comprising:
- a magnetic material for any of chemisorbing, molecular dissociating, and decomposing a hazardous chemical,
- wherein said magnetic material undergoes a change in magnetic moment upon any of chemisorption, decomposition, and molecular dissociation of said hazardous chemical, and
- wherein said change in magnetic moment results from a change in a cation valency upon any of said chemisorption, decomposition, and molecular dissociation of said hazardous chemical.
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