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What Is a Water Buckeyball?

Water buckyball is a composition of 60 natural carbon atom molecules, which is highly recognized as an effective germ-blocking agent. It is one of the most prominent discoveries among the magic-number water clusters that were described to be in "buckyball-like" pentagonal dodecahedral construction, or simply soccer ball-like in appearance. This buckminsterfullerene, (buckyball's scientific nomenclature), was discovered in 1985 by a group of scientists at Rice University.

  1. Bacteria Buster

    • Water buckyballs impede the spread of bacteria by preventing them from settling into the membranes of water treatment systems. Bacteria can easily contaminate even the cleanest water treatment systems, but the evident blocking ability of water buckyballs lessens the impact of bacteria on water systems, which results in clean, potable water for everyone.

    Calculation Method

    • The amount of molecules found in water buckyballs are measured using molecular-dynamic frameworks, particularly the adaptable Statistical Process Control (SPC) potential framework model. This tool is able to calculate the partial charges of flowing water by examining the consonant or uniform flow stretch between hydrogen and oxygen atoms of the water buckyballs.

    Money Saver

    • Water buckyballs can provide a solution to the continuing issue of water contamination. Since water buckyballs have the ability to kill or stop bacteria and other microorganisms from spreading and eventually clogging membrane-based water treatment systems, these fullerenes can be fully utilized as bacteria-blocking agents. Water buckyballs can replace all of the highly expensive water treatment solutions used by government agencies and commercial organizations to provide clean, potable water to consumers, saving these entities billions of dollars that can be utilized for further research of buckyballs' water purification capabilities.

    Name Origin

    • Water buckyballs, also known as C60, possess the same shape of various tiny carbon molecules called buckminsterfullerenes. These molecules are named after Richard Buckminster Fuller. Fuller was the inventor of the geodesic dome.

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