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It has been found that various organisms can degrade carbon nanotubes, so they won't irreversibly permeate the ecosystem[0]. But we really shouldn't be dumping
by gene-h 11y ago
It has been found that various organisms can degrade carbon nanotubes, so they won't irreversibly permeate the ecosystem[0]. But we really shouldn't be dumping them into the air.
[0] http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v5/n5/full/nnano.2010.44.html http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/v5/n5/full/nnano.2010.44...
- sitkack 11y agoJust because horseradish can break down nanotubes doesn't mean I can inject into the cells I already have. The existence of a catalyst doesn't make nanotubes suddenly safe.
- aetherson 11y agoFortunately, that's not what your parent poster said.
- sitkack 11y agoAnd I can't read the whole paper since it is paywalled. > We have shown previously that single-walled carbon nanotubes can be catalytically biodegraded over several weeks by the plant-derived enzyme, horseradish peroxidase1.