Korean Chemical Engineering Research, Vol.52, No.3, 360-365, June, 2014
과산화수소 증기를 이용한 유사화학작용제의 제독
Decontamination of Chemical Warfare Agent Simulants using Vapor-phase Hydrogen Peroxide
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초록
과산화수소 증기는 기존 염소계열의 멸균제에 비해 부식성이 낮아 제약 및 의료 분야의 실내멸균제로 사용되며, 암모니아 가스 추가 시 화학작용제의 제독성능이 있다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 과산화수소 증기를 이용하여 HD, GD, VX의 유사작용제인 CEPS, DFP, dimethoate 등에 대한 제독효율을 확인하였다. 이를 위해 자체 구성한 과산화수소 기화장치에서 발생시킨 증기를 제독챔버에 주입하여 반응시간을 유지하였다. 제독 후 잔류물을 GC/MS로 분석한 후 제독효율을 계산하였고, 각각의 유사작용제에 대한 반응 생성물을 통해서 화학작용제의 반응 메카니즘과 유사함을 확인하였다. 실험결과 CEPS는 30%의 상대습도에서 60분의 반응시간에 완전제독 되었고, 암모니아 가스 주입의 동반하에서 DFP는 30분, dimethoate는 150분의 반응시간에 완전제독되었다.
Vapor-phase hydrogen peroxide(VPHP) has been used as a sterilant in the field of medical and pharmaceutical application due to low corrosive than chlorine contained sterilant. In addition, it is well known that VPHP is effective for decontamination of chemical warfare agents by adding ammonia gas. In this study, the decontamination efficiency was confirmed about CEPS, DFP and dimethoate as simulants of HD, GD and VX using VPHP respectively. For this purpose, VPHP generated from self configured device was injected into decontamination chamber and maintained for reaction time. After the decontamination, the residues are analyzed by GC/MS and decontamination efficiency was calculated. Through by-product for each simulants, the similarities in reaction mechanism of chemical warfare agents were confirmed. CEPS was completely decontaminated at 30% relative humidity within 60 min. By adding ammonia gas, DFP and dimethoate were completely decontaminated within 30 and 150 min respectively.
Keywords:Vapor-phase Hydrogen Peroxide;Ammonia Gas;Decontamination;Chemical Warfare Agent;GC/MS;CEPS;Malathion;Dimethoate;DFP
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