DECONTAMINATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DECONTAMINATION

• Main Authors: GANO, Nathan Philip, LALGUDI, Ramanathan S, HARRIS, Richard, EDWARDS, Erik W
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 13.06.2019
• Subjects: ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE OILS, FATS, FATTY SUBSTANCES AND WAXES; CANDLES; CHEMICAL MATERIALS FOR USE IN BREATHING APPARATUS; CHEMICAL MEANS FOR EXTINGUISHING FIRES OR FOR COMBATING ORPROTECTING AGAINST HARMFUL CHEMICAL AGENTS; CHEMISTRY; DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; DETERGENTS; FATTY ACIDS THEREFROM; FIRE-FIGHTING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LIFE-SAVING; METALLURGY; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL; RESIN SOAPS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS

Decontamination compositions are described. The decontamination composition comprises an aqueous solution of a water soluble cerium salt or a dispersion of cerium oxide in water. The decontamination composition may optionally include at least one of an oxidizer, a surfactant, a co-solvent, a chelating agent, and a polymer. Methods of decontaminating clothing are also described. L'invention concerne des compositions de décontamination. La composition de décontamination comprend une solution aqueuse d'un sel de cérium hydrosoluble ou d'une dispersion d'oxyde de cérium dans l'eau. La composition de décontamination peut éventuellement comprendre au moins l'un d'un oxydant, d'un tensioactif, d'un co-solvant, d'un agent chélatant et d'un polymère. L'invention concerne en outre des procédés de décontamination.