Mariela Gómez-Romero
National Autonomous University of Mexico
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PeerJ | 2017
Javier Lara-Romero; Jesús Campos-García; Nabanita Dasgupta-Schubert; Salomón Borjas-García; Dk Tiwari; Francisco Paraguay-Delgado; S. Jiménez-Sandoval; G. Alonso-Núñez; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros; Homero Reyes-De la Cruz; Javier Villegas
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have a broad range of applications and are generally considered human-engineered nanomaterials. However, carbon nanostructures have been found in ice cores and oil wells, suggesting that nature may provide appropriate conditions for CNT synthesis. During forest wildfires, materials such as turpentine and conifer tissues containing iron under high temperatures may create chemical conditions favorable for CNT generation, similar to those in synthetic methods. Here, we show evidence of naturally occurring multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) produced from Pinus oocarpa and Pinus pseudostrobus, following a forest wildfire. The MWCNTs showed an average of 10 walls, with internal diameters of ∼2.5 nm and outer diameters of ∼14.5 nm. To verify whether MWCNT generation during forest wildfires has a biological effect on some characteristic plant species of these ecosystems, germination and development of seedlings were conducted. Results show that the utilization of comparable synthetic MWCNTs increased seed germination rates and the development of Lupinus elegans and Eysenhardtia polystachya, two plants species found in the burned forest ecosystem. The finding provides evidence that supports the generation and possible ecological functions of MWCNTs in nature.
Aquatic Botany | 2009
Yazmín Escutia-Lara; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros
Ecological Engineering | 2012
Berenice Díaz-Rodríguez; Arnulfo Blanco-García; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros
Boletin De La Sociedad Botanica De Mexico | 2013
Limberg Encino-Ruiz; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Y Arnulfo Blanco-García
Environmental and Experimental Botany | 2012
Dilia López-Arcos; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros; Paul H. Zedler
Boletin De La Sociedad Botanica De Mexico | 2013
Berenice Díaz-Rodríguez; Ek del-Val; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Pilar Angélica Gómez-Ruiz; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros
Ecological Engineering | 2015
Mariela Gómez-Romero; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros; Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero; Javier Villegas
Hidrobiologica | 2012
Yazmín Escutia-Lara; Sabina Lara-Cabrera; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros
Polibotánica | 2015
Wilber Montejo-Mayo; Ek del-Val; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Erick de la Barrera; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros
Polibotánica | 2015
Wilber Montejo-Mayo; Ek del-Val; Mariela Gómez-Romero; Erick de la Barrera; Roberto Lindig-Cisneros