Jared B DeCoste: Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 21010 Aberdeen, MD, USA.
Gregory W Peterson: Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, 21010 Aberdeen, MD, USA. Electronic address: matthew.a.browe.civ@mail.mil.
Chlorine (Cl) and hydrogen chloride (HCl) are heavily utilized industrial chemicals that present significant respiratory health risks. The metal-organic framework UiO-66-NH has shown an unprecedented ability in powder form to remove chlorine gas. Here, we engineered UiO-66-NH into 20×40 mesh granules and evaluated their ability to remove chlorine and hydrogen chloride gas challenges. The exposed materials were characterized with nitrogen isotherms, powder X-ray diffraction, and attenuated total reflectance - Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Breakthrough results revealed that UiO-66-NH sorption of chlorine and hydrogen chloride met or exceeded sorption of state-of-the-art metal-impregnated activated carbon materials on a mass and volume basis in engineered form.
