| abstract |
There is provided a decontaminant product for decontaminating a surface or object that is contaminated, or suspected to be contaminated, with a hazardous chemical agent, wherein the decontaminant product comprises polymeric material comprising a polymer of:(i) itaconic acid,or a derivative thereof such as an itaconic ester or an itaconic acid isomer;(ii) an acrylate monomer, such as2-trifluoromethyl acrylic acid (TFMAA), methacrylic acid (MA), N,N-methylene bisacrylamide (MBA) 2- hydroxyethyl methacrylate, N,N-diethylamino ethyl methacrylate (DEAEM), acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AMPSA), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), acrylic acid, acrylamide, acrylonitrile and acrolein, or a derivative thereof;(iii) urocanic acid,or a derivative thereof such as an ester thereof such as urocanic acid ethyl ester;(iv) a vinyl monomer, such as1-Vinylimidazole, p- divinylbenzene, m-divinylbenzene, 2-Vinylpyridine and 4-Vinylpyridine; or(v) an amine monomer such as allylamine. |