Carbon based nanomaterials include for example, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, graphene, carbon dots and nanocellulose. In aquatic environments, these carbon based nanomaterials are an integral component of many next generation environmental technologies (e.g. membranes), but concerns remain about their potential negative environmental implications (e.g. toxicity). In common with all nanomaterials, surface chemistry plays an important role in regulating the properties and behavior of carbon based nanomaterials due to their extremely large surface area to volume ratios. In my presentation I will show how molecular level information on the surface properties of carbon based nanomaterials can be used as the basis to understand environmentally relevant properties, ranging from particle stability and contaminant sorption properties, to photochemistry, biodegradation and sustainability.<br/>

Molecular level studies of carbon-based nanomaterials in aquatic environments

2019 Fall National Meeting

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