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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">najo</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Nanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Наносистемы: физика, химия, математика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2220-8054</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2305-7971</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Университет ИТМО</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17586/2220-8054-2016-7-1-104-110</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">najo-807</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>PAPERS, PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>PAPERS, PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Approaches to the determination of C60 and C70 fullerene and their mixtures in aqueous and organic solutions</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Approaches to the determination of C60 and C70 fullerene and their mixtures in aqueous and organic solutions</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Mikheev</surname><given-names>I. V.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Mikheev</surname><given-names>I. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">mikheev.ivan@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Bolotnik</surname><given-names>T. A.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Bolotnik</surname><given-names>T. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">timab@tut.by</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Volkov</surname><given-names>D. S.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Volkov</surname><given-names>D. S.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">dmsvolkov@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Korobov</surname><given-names>M. V.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Korobov</surname><given-names>M. V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">mkorobov49@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Proskurnin</surname><given-names>M. A.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Proskurnin</surname><given-names>M. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Moscow 119991</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">proskurnin@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Agilent Technologies Authorized Partner Laboratory / Analytical Centre of Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University; Agilent Technologies Authorized Partner Laboratory / Analytical Centre of Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff-2"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2016</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>14</day><month>08</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>7</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title>Special Issue: Proceedings of the 12th Biennial International Conference “Advanced Carbon Nanostructures” (ACNS’2015)</issue-title><fpage>104</fpage><lpage>110</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Mikheev I.V., Bolotnik T.A., Volkov D.S., Korobov M.V., Proskurnin M.A., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Mikheev I.V., Bolotnik T.A., Volkov D.S., Korobov M.V., Proskurnin M.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Mikheev I.V., Bolotnik T.A., Volkov D.S., Korobov M.V., Proskurnin M.A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/807">https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/807</self-uri><abstract><p>The solvent-exchange process from toluene was used for preparing aqueous dispersions of C60 and C70 without preconcentration with final concentrations of 180 ± 2 and 62 ± 1 µM, respectively, which exceeds the previously reported maximum concentrations for C60 more than 6-fold; for C70 such an aqueous dispersion is prepared for the first time. The residual quantity of the organic solvent and low-molecular compounds determined by headspace GC-MS was not more than 1 ppb. The procedure for the determination of fullerenes in aqueous dispersions is developed using a total organic carbon analyzer and absorption spectra; LOD, 50 nM, LOQ, 200 nM by TOC. Spectrophotometric determination of fullerenes in their aqueous dispersions was optimized: for C60 at 268 nm: LOD, 0.1 µM, LOQ, 0.3 µM, for C70 at 218 nm: LOD, 0.1 µM, LOQ, 0.3 µM. RSD mixture quantification by Vierordt’s method in the range of 2 – 20 µM does not exceed 0.14 for C60 and 0.09 C70. RSD for toluene fullerene mixtures by Vierordt’s method in the range of 2 – 20 µM does not exceed 0.10 for C60 and 0.06 for C70.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>The solvent-exchange process from toluene was used for preparing aqueous dispersions of C60 and C70 without preconcentration with final concentrations of 180 ± 2 and 62 ± 1 µM, respectively, which exceeds the previously reported maximum concentrations for C60 more than 6-fold; for C70 such an aqueous dispersion is prepared for the first time. The residual quantity of the organic solvent and low-molecular compounds determined by headspace GC-MS was not more than 1 ppb. The procedure for the determination of fullerenes in aqueous dispersions is developed using a total organic carbon analyzer and absorption spectra; LOD, 50 nM, LOQ, 200 nM by TOC. Spectrophotometric determination of fullerenes in their aqueous dispersions was optimized: for C60 at 268 nm: LOD, 0.1 µM, LOQ, 0.3 µM, for C70 at 218 nm: LOD, 0.1 µM, LOQ, 0.3 µM. RSD mixture quantification by Vierordt’s method in the range of 2 – 20 µM does not exceed 0.14 for C60 and 0.09 C70. RSD for toluene fullerene mixtures by Vierordt’s method in the range of 2 – 20 µM does not exceed 0.10 for C60 and 0.06 for C70.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>fullerene C60</kwd><kwd>fullerene C70</kwd><kwd>fullerene mixture</kwd><kwd>UV/vis. fpectroscopy</kwd><kwd>GC/MS</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>fullerene C60</kwd><kwd>fullerene C70</kwd><kwd>fullerene mixture</kwd><kwd>UV/vis. fpectroscopy</kwd><kwd>GC/MS</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="en">The work is supported by The Russian Science Foundation, grant no. 14-23-00012. 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