Patent ID: 6143088
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: A62D

Abstract:
A method for decontaminating materials contaminated with toxic organophosphorous or organosulfur agents, comprising:a) providing a composition consisting essentially of:(1) a peracid or a salt of said peracid;(2) optionally, an aqueous solution with a buffered pH of 8 to 11; and(3) a cationic quaternary ammonium type surfactant,wherein said peracid is selected from the group consisting of:(i) an imidoperacid represented by general formula (I): ##STR3## wherein n is a whole number between 2 and 8 and R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, and(ii) a diperacid represented by general formula (II):HO.sub.3 C--(CH.sub.2).sub.p --CO.sub.3 H (II)wherein p is a whole number between 2 and 10; andb) contacting a material to be decontaminated with the composition.