Hello,
I've been trying to dissolve some c60 in squalane (olive; not shark) for 33 days now.
I took 0.8mg of c60 per litre of squalane, crushed the c60 in a glass mortar and pestle as well as I could.
Mixed it with the squalane, poured it into a glass jar, which I wrapped with two layers of aluminium foil [to keep out the light], then sealed it with duct tape.
I just sat the jar on my table. Every time I walked past it, I gave it a really good shake. I estimate that I probably shook 30-40 times daily - for 33 days.
The solution got a very beautiful purple colour on day two already. There were some chunks of c60 at the bottom that had not dissolved yet. I thought nothing of it, as I assumed these chunks would dissolve over the coming days or weeks.
Well, today its 33 days later, and the solution looks exactly identical to what it looked like on day 2. Same purple colour, and the 'chunks' of c60 powder have not dissolved at all.
What do you think? Would letting the solution sit for another month take care of the final undissolved parts eventually? Or was the problem lack of proper stirring?
Or maybe squalane simple cannot hold nearly as much c60 as olive oil can?
What would you suggest I do at this point?
I guess I could just filter the solution through a coffee filter as it is today and use it like that. It just nags me to know the solution might not be properly saturated.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Oh, btw I'm using the purest 99,95% vacuum oven dried stuff from SES Research.