Considerable progess has been made in recent years in chemical functionalization of fullerene molecules [see, for example: Taylor 93, and Diederich 96]. In some cases, the predominant reaction products are different from those obtained (using the same reactants) from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). One such example is the cycloaddition of o-benzyne to C60. It is well established that b...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are classified as persistent and carcinogenic organic pollutants. PAHs contamination has been reported in water. Many of relevant regulatory bodies such as EU and EPA have regulated the limit levels for PAHs in drinking water. In this study, 13 priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were determined in tap water samples of Tehran and water for in...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are organic compounds with highly toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties, which adversely affect the basic biological parameters of the soil, including the count of microorganisms, and the enzymatic activity. In addition to disturbances to the biological activity of the soil, PAHs may also exhibit toxic effects on plants. In view of the above, the study i...

A strain of Absidia fusca was isolated from a pesticidecontaminated soil (Annaba, Algeria). The biotransformation capability of this strain towards two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): anthracene and fluoranthene was compared to that exhibited by another strain of A. fusca isolated from a noncontaminated milieu and considered as a control. The results obtained were statistically analyze...

Urease activity was determined in soil contaminated with four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): naphthalene, phenanthrene, anthracene, and pyrene in the amount of 0, 1,000, 2,000, and 4,000 mg·kg DM soil. Organic materials – cellulose, sucrose, and compost – were applied to the samples in the amount of 0 and 9 g·kg DM soil. The experiment was carried out in a laboratory, and soil samples...

The hydrogen-abstraction/acetylene-addition (HACA) mechanism has been central for the last decades in attempting to rationalize the formation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as detected in carbonaceous meteorites such as in Murchison. Nevertheless, the basic reaction mechanisms leading to the formation of even the simplest tricyclic PAHs like anthracene and phenanthrene are still elu...

Hydrocarbons Hannah Zane Abstract: New three-dimensional polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were synthesized using a zirconium mediated biphenylation reaction. Three-dimensional PAHs exhibit better solubility than their two-dimensional counterparts, as well as allowing for more applications based on their more complex structure. Introduction: Our research focuses on the synthesis of new and inter...

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pahs) are one of the most important organic pollutants frequently found in the environment. in this experiment, the effect of phytoremediation as a cost effective method was studied on the concentration of anthracene (c14h10) which is one of pahs. the effect of sorghum (v1), hairy vetch (v2) and oat (v3) was studied under four concentrations of anthracene (s1, ...