Effect of UV lightt irradiation on fullerenes in environmental matrices
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Blanco Montoya, VíctorDirector/a
Faz Cano, ÁngelCenter
Escuela Técnica superior de Ingeniería AgronómicaUniversity
Universidad Politécnica de CartagenaDepartment
Ciencia y Tecnología AgrariaKnowledge Area
Edafología y Química AgrícolaPublication date
2015-05-30Keywords
FullerenosNanomateriales
Carbono
Nanomaterials
Fullerenes
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[ENG]Fullerenes are carbon-based nanomaterials that are receiving increasing interest due to their application in novel technologies. They are spherical or ellipsoidal molecules that consist of sp2 hybridized carbon. Fullerenes can be also functionalized by the attachment of chemical groups to their surface or the inclusion of atoms within their structure. The resulting fullerene derivatives usually preserve the same physical and chemical properties of the pristine fullerene. These novel materials have great potential application and their production is expected to increase in the next future. However, little is known about their environmental fate and toxicity and few studies focused on these topics. This project focuses on ultraviolet light effect in low concentrations of fullerenes, in the top layer of sandy soil and in ultrapure water. Environmental matrices were amended with fullerenes and exposed to light. The samples were then extracted and analyzed with HPLC-UV.
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