Theoretical analysis of the hydration of C60 in normal and supercritical conditions

G Colherinhas, TL Fonseca, EE Fileti - Carbon, 2011 - Elsevier
Carbon, 2011Elsevier
Thermodynamics of hydration of the C60 fullerene in normal and supercritical conditions is
studied through the use of molecular dynamics simulations. The hydration free energy is
calculated using the thermodynamic integration technique. It is observed that the
hydrophobicity of the C60 in normal water is entropy-driven and characterized by a free
energy of about 58kJmol− 1. Our thermodynamic results indicate that this hydrophobic
character is sensitively reduced in a supercritical state near of the critical point and that the …
Thermodynamics of hydration of the C60 fullerene in normal and supercritical conditions is studied through the use of molecular dynamics simulations. The hydration free energy is calculated using the thermodynamic integration technique. It is observed that the hydrophobicity of the C60 in normal water is entropy-driven and characterized by a free energy of about 58kJmol−1. Our thermodynamic results indicate that this hydrophobic character is sensitively reduced in a supercritical state near of the critical point and that the solubility of the C60 can be found in the supercritical region by varying pressure and temperature. The simulations reveal that for pressures above 570bar (at 673K) and temperatures above 770K (at pressures of 250 and 350bar) the solubilization process becomes favorable. Structural and dynamical aspects of supercritical solutions were also analyzed.
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