Natural Fullerenes and Related Structures of Elemental Carbon

Observational, experimental and analytical data show that C60, larger fullerenes, and related structures of elemental carbon exist in interstellar space, meteorites, and on Earth and are associated with meteorite in impact events and in carbon-rich environments such as coals (shungite) and bitumen....

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Rietmeijer, Frans J.M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Developments in Fullerene Science
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Space - Pandora’s Box
  • Formation of Fullerenes
  • Carbonaceous Onion-Like Particles: A Possible Component of the Interstellar Medium
  • Fullerenes and Related Carbon Compounds in Interstellar Environments
  • Natural C60 and Large Fullerenes: A Matter of Detection and Astrophysical Implications
  • Fullerenes in Meteorites and the Nature of Planetary Atmospheres
  • Fullerenes and Nanodiamonds in Aggregate Interplanetary Dust and Carbonaceous Meteorites
  • Fullerenes and Related Structural Forms of Carbon in Chondritic Meteorites and the Moon
  • Fullerenes in the Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary
  • Fullerene C60 in Solid Bitumen Accumulations in Neo-Proterozoic Pillow-Lavas at Mítov (Bohemian Massif)
  • Fullerene Synthesis by Alteration of Coal and Shale by Simulated Lightning
  • Fullerene in Some Coal Deposits in China
  • Biogenic Fullerenes
  • Future Procedures for Isolation of Higher Fullerenes in Natural and Synthetic Soot