Carbon-60 nanoparticles: Adsorption and desorption of organic contaminants, and transport in soil

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dc.contributor.advisorTomson, Mason B.
dc.creatorCheng, Xuekun
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-03T18:32:50Z
dc.date.available2018-12-03T18:32:50Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractC 60 is a new form of carbon with unique properties due to its small size. Since it has been predicted that C 60 will be manufactured by tons, there is no doubt that it will ultimately find their way to the environment. Because of the insolubility of C 60 in water, one might expect that it would not enter groundwater in great quantities. However, "nC 60 " (water-stable C 60 aggregates) can be formed in water by exchange of solvents, or simply by stirring, indicating that C 60 might be readily available in groundwater. Therefore it is necessary to investigate the transport of C 60 particles and their interactions with other environmental contaminants. The adsorption and desorption of naphthalene and 1,2-dichlorobenzene, two common organic contaminants, with nC 60 in water was investigated and sorption hysteresis was observed. Naphthalene adsorption-desorption with activated carbon particles and soil organic carbon was also conducted. Similar sorption hysteresis was observed. Experimental data were fitted with different sorption models. The Dual-Equilibrium desorption model fits experimental data well. Each DED model fitting parameter has similar values for all three forms of carbon, indicating the possibility to predict the carbonaceous nanomaterial-contaminant interactions from well known carbon materials. The transport of nC 60 through a soil column was characterized by flow-through apparatus. It was observed in the transport study that nC 60 have limited mobility in the soil column at typical groundwater velocity, but they were more mobile at higher velocities. The effect of adsorbed nC 60 on naphthalene is similar to that of soil organic carbon. This study provides useful information for the environmental risk assessment of C 60 fullerene.
dc.format.extent185 pp
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS C.E. 2006 CHENG
dc.identifier.citationCheng, Xuekun. "Carbon-60 nanoparticles: Adsorption and desorption of organic contaminants, and transport in soil." (2006) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103701">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/103701</a>.
dc.identifier.digital305270093
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/103701
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectEnvironmental engineering
dc.subjectEnvironmental science
dc.subjectHealth and environmental sciences
dc.subjectApplied sciences
dc.subjectCarbon-60 Naphthalene
dc.subjectOrganic contaminants
dc.subjectSoil
dc.titleCarbon-60 nanoparticles: Adsorption and desorption of organic contaminants, and transport in soil
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentChemical and Biomolecular Engineering
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineering
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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