Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2016, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (12): 2191.doi: 10.7503/cjcu20160487

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Kinetics and Mechanism of Decontamination Reaction of CEES in H2O2/[CnMIm]HCO3

WANG Zhicheng1, XI Hailing1,2,*(), KONG Lingce1, ZHAO Sanping2, ZUO Yanjun1   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Chemical Defence, 2. State Key Laboratory of Civil Nuclear,Biological, and Chemical Defence, Beijing 102205, China
  • Received:2016-07-08 Online:2016-12-10 Published:2016-11-18
  • Contact: XI Hailing E-mail:fhxihl@163.com

Abstract:

A series of environmentally benign 1-n-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bicarbonate ionic liquids(ILs)([CnMIm]HCO3, n=2, 4, 6, 8) was synthesized and hydrogen peroxide was employed in decontamination against 2-chloroethyl ethyl sulfide(CEES, a mustard agent simulant) in these ILs. The influencing factors such as ILs alkyl chain length, oxidant/CEES molar ratio and temperature were tested and the activation energy, reaction product in H2O2/[BMIm]HCO3 was analyzed. The results indicated that the solvents species can affect decontamination efficacy against CEES and they were in the following sequences: [BMIm]HCO3>[EMIm]HCO3>[HMIm]HCO3>[OMIm]HCO3>C2H5OH> H2O. In H2O2/[BMIm]HCO3 system, 99.58% of the CEES was oxidized mainly to corresponding sulfoxide after 30 min at the concentration of 20 mg/mL and O/S molar ratio of 10. The apparent activation energy of CEES oxidized by H2O2/[BMIm]HCO3 was 15.59 kJ/mol. Moreover, the superoxide radical anion(·O-2) could be produced and oxidized ILs to 2-imidazolone, which inhibited the formation of corrosive sulfone. The result indicated that H2O2/[BMIm]HCO3 system may be a new option for decontamination against CEES.

Key words: Ionic liquid, Decontamination, 2-Chloroethyl ethyl sulfide, Bicarbonate activation of H2O2

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