Bioterrorism

Supercritical Water Oxidation Destroys Most Toxins

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, November 18th, 2001

As more cases of anthrax exposure are reported each day, concern over the United States' ability to protect itself from bioterrorism is greater than ever.

While experts across the country work to develop better detection technology, researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia are developing a process that can destroy chemical or biological toxins quickly, completely and safely.

According to Sunggyu "K.B." Lee, professor and chair of chemical engineering at MU, his research group has implemented a technology that destroys 100% of toxins in a contaminated area. This process is called supercritical water oxidation, or SCWO, and Lee believes it...

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