Methods for Solubilizing and Separating Large Fullerenes

We have discovered that size dependent solubility of large fullerenes in strong acids is dependent on acid strength. This provides a scalable method for separating large fullerenes by size. According to some embodiments, a method for processing a fullerene starting material comprises large fullerenes comprises mixing the starting material with a first concentrated sulfuric acid solution so as to obtain a first dispersion comprising a first portion of the large fullerenes solubilized in the first concentrated sulfuric acid solution.

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Patents:
WO 2,009,021,211

Inventor(s): RAI PRADEEP K [US]; PARRA-VASQUEZ A NICHOLAS [US]; PENG HAIQING [US]; HAUGE ROBERT [US]; PASQUALI MATTEO [US]

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