Solutions of allotropes of carbon and methods of making and using the same
AssigneeBCR Science PLLC
InventorsBertha Rostro, Mehdie Kohanloo
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Abstract
Provided herein are compositions comprising solutions or colloids of allotropes of carbon, in particular fullerenes, graphenes or single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs or polymers of fullerenes) in solvents selected from terpenes, lactones or fatty acid or terpene alcohols. The carbon allotropes remain in solution following ultrasonication and ultracentrifugation processing. Suitably the solvents are selected from monoterpene cyclic ethers, cyclic terpenes, cyclic triterpenoid species, cyclic triterpenoid steroidal species, or terpene alcohols. The compositions are made by combining the solvents with the allotrope of carbon with cavitation. Methods of using these compositions are also provided.
Claims4
A method for producing solutions or colloids comprising allotropes of carbon, the method comprising:
- combining an allotrope of carbon selected from the group consisting of a fullerene, graphene, or a single walled carbon nanotube with a solvent selected from the group consisting of 1,4 cineole, 1,8 cineole, linalool, oleyl alcohol, alpha-terpinene, gamma-dodecalactone, and gamma-octalactone to produce a solution or colloid,
- wherein the solution or colloid comprises 1 mg/mL to 100 mg/mL of the carbon allotrope.
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