Claims
- 1. A polymeric decontamination composition consisting essentially of a swelled polymeric reaction product consisting of the reaction product of a polyvinylbenzyl halide and a monomeric amine admixed with an alkali metal hydroxide solution capable of swelling said polymeric reaction product.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said halide is a chloride and said amine is diethylene triamine.
- 3. The composition of claim 2 wherein said alkali metal hydroxide solution consists essentially of about 8 to 15 parts by weight of NaOH dissolved in a hydroxy polar ether.
- 4. The composition of claim 3 wherein said hydroxy polar ether is methyl cellosolve.
- 5. The composition of claim 4 wherein said alkali metal hydroxide solution is added in a 1 to parts by weight for each 100 parts by weight of said polymeric reaction product.
- 6. The method of making a polymeric decontamination composition comprising forming a reaction mixture consisting essentially of a polyvinylbenzyl halide and a monomeric amine, reacting said polyvinylbenzyl halide with said monomeric amine to form a polymeric reaction product, admixing said reaction product with an alkali metal hydroxide solution capable of swelling said reaction product in an amount and for a time sufficient to swell said reaction product.
- 7. The method of claim 6 wherein said halide is a chloride and said amine is diethylene triamine.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein said alkali metal hydroxide solution consists essentially of about 8 to 15 parts by weight of NaOH dissolved in a hydroxy polar ether.
- 9. The method of claim 8 wherein about 1 to 5 parts by weight of said alkali metal hydroxide solution is admixed with each 100 parts by weight of said polymeric reaction product
- 10. The method of any one of claims 6 to 9 wherein the polyvinylbenzyl halide is reacted with an amount of monomeric amine in excess of that required to react with said halide.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention was made under U.S. Government Contract No. DAMD-17-83-C-3128 and the United States Government has a non-exclusive, nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up license to practice or have practiced for or on behalf of the U.S., this invention throughout the world.
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