Abstract
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are very promising materials to remove
pollutants from the environment. To develop safe, efficient
technologies, it is necessary to understand the mechanisms of
interaction between CNTs and pollutants. This requires innovative,
interdisciplinary approaches. Detailed chemical analysis of the CNTs
along with computational modeling can provide important information
about the mechanisms of interaction. If biological experiments are
included in these studies, useful complementary information is obtained.
To exemplify the use of this approach, we present a case study in which
detailed calculations and the Salmonella mutagenicity assay were applied
to elucidate how multi-walled CNTs interact with 1-nitropyrene, an
important mutagenic pollutant. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights
reserved.
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