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Crushing fullerenes in the presence of Na2O2 in a stainless steel mortar and pestle caused ignition of the mixture as evidenced by the generation of bright flash. Washing of the product led to a dark brown powder, namely fullerols. Fullerols were soluble in water by mild alkaline treatment and sonication.
