Disordered Mesoporous Zirconium (Hydr)oxides for Decomposition of Dimethyl Chlorophosphate.

A facile method for the formation of mesoporosity within nonporous zirconium hydr(oxides) (ZrO/Zr(OH)) is presented and their detoxifying capabilities against dimethyl chlorophosphate (DMCP) are investigated. Nanoaggregates of ZrO/Zr(OH) appear to be deposited on larger thin flakes of the same material. HO is used to induce surface oxygen vacancies of synthesized ZrO/Zr(OH) and, as a consequence, mesopores with an average diameter of 3.