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Hybrid Operational Concept with Chemical Detection UAV and Stand-off Chemical Detector for Toxic Chemical Cloud Detection (화학오염운 탐지를 위한 접촉식 화학탐지기를 탑재한 무인기와 원거리 화학탐지기의 복합 운용개념 고찰)

  • Lee, Myeongjae;Chong, Eugene;Jeong, Young-Su;Lee, Jae-Hwan;Nam, Hyunwoo;Park, Myung-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.302-309
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    • 2020
  • Early-detection and monitoring of toxic chemical gas cloud with chemical detector is essential for reducing the number of casualties. Conventional method for chemical detection and reconnaissance has the limitation in approaching to chemically contaminated site and prompt understanding for the situation. Stand-off detector can detect and identify the chemical gas at a long distance but it cannot know exact distance and position. Chemical detection UAV is an emerging platform for its high mobility and operation safety. In this study, we have conducted chemical gas cloud detection with the stand-off chemical detector and the chemical detection UAV. DMMP vapor was generated in the area where the cloud can be detected through the field of view(FOV) of stand-off chemical detector. Monitoring the vapor cloud with standoff detector, the chemical detection UAV moved back and forth at the area DMMP vapor being generated to detect the chemical contamination. The hybrid detection system with standoff cloud detection and point detection by chemical sensors with UAV seems to be very efficient as a new concept of chemical detection.

Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agents in Water Using Single-Drop Microextraction

  • Park, Yang-Gi;Kim, Sung-Ki;Choi, Ki-Hwan;Son, Byung-Hoon;Park, Ju-Sub;Kang, Hong-Ku
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.49-52
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    • 2009
  • Single-drop microextraction (SDME) is an extraction methodology where the drop plays an essential role as extracts. It was evaluated for the GC-MS determination of nerve agents, one class of the chemical warfare agents (CWAs). Since these nerve agents are highly toxic, it is important to detect the nerve agents in the environmental samples. Several affecting factors including extraction solvents, stirring rate, extraction time, and amounts of salt were optimized. The limit of detections (LODs) were 0.1 - 10 ng/mL and the relative standard deviations (RSDs%, n=5) were in the range of 6.3% to 9.0% for four nerve agents. Without pretreatment of the environmental samples, 5-103 fold enrichments and 48-100% recovery were accomplished. These results demonstrated the feasibility of this method for on-site and off-site analysis of water sample collected from suspicious CWAs site.

Development of Chemical Vapor Sampler for Man-in-Simulant Test(MIST) (화생방 개인보호체계 시험평가용 화학증기 흡착 샘플러의 개발)

  • Jung, Hyunsook;Lee, Kyoo Won;Kah, Dongha;Jung, Heesoo;Ko, Chung Ah;Choi, Geun Seob;Park, Hyen Bae;Lee, Hae Wan
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.387-394
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    • 2015
  • We have recently developed a cost-effective and pouch-type chemical vapor sampler which consists of a selectively permeable high density polyethylene(HDPE) membrane, aluminum/nylon barrier film, and adsorbents. Since the sampler mimics the actual adsorption process that occurs when the skin is exposed to chemical vapors, it can be applied to man-in-simulant test(MIST) to determine the protective capability of individual protective ensembles for chemical warfare agents. In this study, we describe the manufacturing process of samplers and results for performance testing on MIST. Methyl salicylate(MeS) is used to simulate chemical agent vapor and the vapor sampler was used to monitor chemical concentration of MeS inside the protective suit system while worn. Values of protection factors(PF) were also analyzed to provide an indication of the protection level of the suit system evaluate by MIST. The results obtained by home-made samplers(ADD samplers) and commercially avaliable ones(Natick samplers) showed no significant differences.

Supercritical water oxidation of Dimethyl methylphosphonate(DMMP) (Dimethyl methylphosphonate(DMMP)의 초임계수 산화반응)

  • Lee, Hae-Wan;Ryu, Sam-Gon;Lee, Jong-Chol;Hong, Deasik
    • Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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    • v.44 no.6
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    • pp.636-643
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    • 2006
  • Supercritical water oxidation of DMMP using continuous flow reactor was studied at temperature ranging from 440 to $540^{\circ}C$ and a fixed pressure of 242 bar. The range of residence times in the reactor was from 10 to 26 s, and oxygen excess value varied from -40 to 200%. Destruction efficiencies (DE) of DMMP were greater than 99.7% at $540^{\circ}C$, and increased as the DMMP concentrations were increased. DE of DMMP were significantly affected by oxygen concentration under stoichiometric amount, but showed little difference over stoichiometric amount. On the basis of 30 data with conversions greater than 85%, kinetic correlations for the DE of DMMP were developed. The pre-exponential factor was $(1.10{\pm}0.76){\times}10^6$, and the activation energy was $90.66{\pm}3.87kJ/mol$, and the reaction orders for DMMP and oxygen were $1.02{\pm}0.03$, $0.32{\pm}0.03$, respectively. The model predictions agreed well with the experimental data.