Patent ID: 7776362

Claim:
A decontaminant composition for the decontamination of a surface or an area by destroying or neutralizing chemical toxants by perhydrolysis and catalytic oxidation, said decontaminant composition comprising: reactive species for destroying the chemical toxants by reaction therewith; a pH buffer system for maintaining a pH of said decontaminant composition within a predetermined range during the decontamination; solubilization ingredients for solubilizing the chemical toxants; a metal oxide catalyst; and de-ionized water; wherein said pH buffer system comprises: hydrogen peroxide; a phase transfer catalyst comprising at least one quaternary ammonium compound base; and a weak base aliphatic amine; and wherein said solubilization ingredients comprise: an organic co-solvent, a quaternary ammonium compound surfactant, and said weak base aliphatic amine; and wherein said reactive species comprise: a perhydrolysis species formed in reaction of said hydrogen peroxide with said weak base aliphatic amine; and a catalytic oxidative species formed in reaction of said hydrogen peroxide with said metal oxide catalyst.