Formulation of a Broad-Spectrum, All-Weather, Solid-Based, Peracetate - 'Solvent' Dry Decontaminant Concentrate

In a joint project, the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) and Naval Service Warfare Center- Dahlgren Division combined ECBC's Decon Green(Registered) technology with Dahlgren Decon's microemulsion-based solid peracetyl borate formulation expertise to develop a broad-spectrum, easy-to-mix, all-solid, CB, dry decontaminant concentrate (DDC) requiring only water for its reconstitution, and use at temperatures above freezing. The same DDC composition is also suitable for use below freezing down to -35 degrees C (-31 degrees F) via its dissolution in a purposely designed, antifreeze-solvent-water mixture, "cold-weather kit". Development of this DDC restores the capability for all-weather decontamination formerly provided by the discontinued DS2 decontaminant, while providing the additional capability for biological agent decontamination-an attribute historically lacking in DS2.
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