Layer‐by‐Layer Deposited Titanate‐Based Nanotubes for Solar Photocatalytic Removal of Chemical Warfare Agents from Textiles

that play determingroles in photocatalytic reactions.The threat from chemical warfare agents (CWAs) hasevolved over the past century. Attacks both on the battlefieldand in civilian areas have demonstrated the high occurrenceof casualties and thus the need for efficient protection.Therefore, post-use decontamination procedures on exposedand contaminated materials are much required. The currentmethods investigated are incineration, destruction, and neu-tralization using various chemicals, adsorption of the con-taminants by an adsorbant, and the use of impermeablemembranes. All of these methods present significant draw-backs as they cannot be directly applied on the battlefield, orthese methods do not lead to the destruction of the toxicagents, but rather the adsorption of or a skin barrier to thecontaminants.The photocatalytic activity of TiO