Fulleranes and quasi-fulleranes as products of fullerenization of molecules of aliphatic and Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Abstract

Fullerenization as process of thermal (750-1000°С) of transformation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons molecules in molecules of quasi-fulleranes (CnHn-6–CnHn-2 (n=20–54)) and fulleranes (in particular, the equiatomic composition C60H60) was performed for the first time. Main feature of fullerenization process is, that its products are formed in all volume of reactionary space, but are located (are deposited and are condensed) in it a low-temperature zone. Extracted from pyrolytic soot the products of benzene and nhexane fullerenization contain the condensed molecules containing up to 4.8 and 5.1 % of hydrogen accordingly, which allocation at thermolysis is began with 50ºС and proceeds up to 750ºС. Products of benzene and n-hexane fullerenization can be perspective for hydrogen storage.