LUMINESCENCE CARBON NANOPARTICLES FROM SOOT
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2015
Authors
Omoogun, A.
Igbinehi, J.
Fagbenro-Owoseni, K.
Nejo, O.
AbdulWahab, K.O.
Igbari, O.
Adams, L.A.
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UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
Abstract
Carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were extracted from kerosene; diesel and petrol soot using a medium containing a mixture of acetone and water. TheCNPs showed green and blue luminescence under 365nm UV light and were further characterized using SEM, UVvisible spectroscopy and FT-IR. The UV-visible spectra of the CNPs showed absorption maxima corresponding to blue shift and also attributable to non-uniform distribution. The SEM indicated that the CNPs occurred in aggregate structure with average size estimated to be about 40 nm. The FT-IR showed the presence of pure carbon without evidence of any functionalization.
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Research Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Chemistry::Inorganic chemistry::Solid state chemistry
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UNILAG PROCEEDINGS