Specific features of formation of stable suspensions of detonation nanodiamond (DND) in media of different polarities were considered. A relation between the dispersity of DND particles and their surface activity was found. The surface activity of diamond nanoparticles (10-100 nm) is significantly (by a factor of 4) lower than that of submicron-sized particles, which indicates satisfactory environmental parameters of nanosized diamonds. An attempt to reduce the surface energy by grafting hydrophobic radicals led to appreciable increase in the dispersity of DND particles, thereby reducing the risk of harmful DND effect on the environment.
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