Inventors:
Pedro J.J. Alvarez - Houston TX, US
Jaesang Lee - Houston TX, US
Lon J. Wilson - Houston TX, US
Yuri Mackeyev - Houston TX, US
Jaehong Kim - Alpharetta GA, US
Assignee:
WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY - Houston TX
International Classification:
A61L 2/10, C07D 265/30, C07C 233/16, B01J 19/08, C07F 7/08, A61L 2/08, C07C 55/02, C07C 229/04, B82Y 99/00, B82Y 30/00
US Classification:
422 24, 562590, 544171, 564203, 560171, 422186, 4221863, 556438, 422 22, 977734, 977903
Abstract:
In various embodiments, the present disclosure describes fullerene derivatives that are capable of photocatalytically generating reactive oxygen species in the presence of ultraviolet and/or visible light. In some embodiments, the fullerene derivatives are aminofullerenes containing a plurality of amine-terminated moieties covalently bonded to the fullerene cage. The fullerene derivatives may optionally be covalently bonded to a substrate surface for use in photocatalytic disinfection systems for removing various contaminants including, for example, bacteria, viruses, protozoa and chemical pollutants. Methods using the present fullerene and aminofullerene derivatives in various purification processes are also described herein.