Supercritical fluid extraction and organic solvent microextraction of chemical agent simulants from soil

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6059335

Griest, W H; Ramsey, R S; Ho, C h; Caldwell, W M

Experiments with chemical warfare agent simulants suggest that supercritical fluid extraction can achieve good extraction recoveries of agents in soil and produce less laboratory waste than current organic solvent extraction methods. Two-ppm spikes in 1 g of Rocky Mountain Arsenal Standard Soil were extracted using 5% methanol in carbon dioxide at 300 atm for 2 min at 60{degrees}C. Recoveries (n=3) were 79{plus minus}23% for dimethylmethylphosphonate, 93{plus minus}14% for 2-chlorethylethylsulfide, 92{plus minus}13% for diisopropylfluorophosphate, and 95{plus minus}17% for diisopropylmethylphosphonate. A 5 min ultrasonic micro-scale extraction using methanol is more reproducible but less efficient.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOD; Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6059335
• Report Number(s): CONF-9111158-1; ON: DE92004442; CNN: IAG 1989-C110-A1
• Resource Relation: Conference: 1991 U.S. Army chemical research conference on chemical defense, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (United States), 19-22 Nov 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
37 INORGANIC
ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS
POLLUTION CONTROL
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
SUPERCRITICAL GAS EXTRACTION
PHOSPHONATES
SULFIDES
LAND POLLUTION
SOILS
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
CHALCOGENIDES
CONTROL
EXTRACTION
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
WEAPONS
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