Analysis of the impregnation of ZnO:Mn2+ nanoparticles on cigarette filters for trapping polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Irma Estrada-Izquierdo, Esther Sánchez-Espindola, Raúl Uribe-Hernández, Eva Ramón-Gallegos

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Abstract

Each cigarette can generate 1149 ng of a mixture of 14 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, of which there are a lot of information about its harmful effects on the environment and human health, they are considered mutagenic, teratogenic and carcinogenic. In this paper we tested ZnO:Mn2+ nanoparticles, attached to the filters of cigarettes. The first results showed that the filtration system was able to catch the Benzo(a)pyrene contained in cigarette smoke; but more tests are needed to quantify the efficiency with greater accuracy over other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Physics - Twelfth Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics
Pages140-142
Number of pages3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event12th Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics - Oaxaca, Mexico
Duration: 16 Mar 201219 Mar 2012

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1494
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference12th Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics
Country/TerritoryMexico
CityOaxaca
Period16/03/1219/03/12

Keywords

  • Cigarette filters
  • Nanoparticles
  • PAHs
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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