Molybdate/peroxide microemulsions useful for decontamination of chemical warfare agents

摘要

A process for the decontamination of chemical warfare agents. More particularly, a process for the decontamination of the vesicant HD by oxidation to its corresponding sulfoxide and nerve agents VX and GD by perhydrolysis to their non-toxic phosphonic acids using environmentally safe reactants, specifically a peroxomolybdate compound having a dominant tetraperoxomolybdate species and peroxy anion.