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- Patent Title: Zirconium hydroxide-based slurry for decontamination and detoxification
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Application No.: US16194957Application Date: 2018-11-19
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Publication No.: US10773114B1Publication Date: 2020-09-15
- Inventor: Joseph P Myers , Lawrence R Procell , Felicia Levine
- Applicant: U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agent Ulysses John Biffoni
- Main IPC: A62D3/30
- IPC: A62D3/30 ; A62D101/28 ; A62D101/26 ; A62D101/02

Abstract:
The present invention is directed towards a composition for decontaminating surfaces contaminated with toxic chemicals/substances, comprising at least one type of metal oxyhydroxide such as zirconium hydroxide, Zr(OH)4, optionally with added water for hydration of the solid, mixed into a carrier liquid used for application to a contaminated surface.
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