Patent ID: 7125497

Claim:
An aqueous decontamination formulation for neutralizing toxic industrial chemicals, said formulation comprising a mixture of a first part and a second part; wherein: Part 1 comprises a mixture of: one or more solubilizing compounds selected from the group consisting of a cationic surfactant, a cationic hydrotrope, and a fatty alcohol comprising 8–20 carbon atoms; a buffering compound; and water; and Part 2 comprises a reducing compound or an acid; wherein the reducing compound is selected from the group consisting of sodium bisulfite (NaHSO 3 ), ferrous sulfide, sodium sulfide, sodium thioglycollate, sodium borohydride, and combinations thereof; and wherein the acid is selected from the group consisting of sodium bisulfate (NaHSO 4 ), acetic acid, nitrous acid, hydrocyanic acid, hydrogen sulfide, phenols, and combinations thereof; wherein the final pH of the aqueous decontamination formulation is between approximately 9.6 and approximately 9.8.