Application of natural fullerene containing mineral shungite in construction industry and building technologies

The paper presents composition and structural properties of amorphous, noncrystallized, fullerene-like carbon containing natural mineral — shungite from Zazhoginskoe deposit in Karelia (Russian Federation), possessing high absorptional, catalytic and bactericidal activity. The data concerning nanostructure obtained with the use of scanning electronic microscopy, and physico-chemical properties of this mineral are given. Prospects of application of shungite in construction industry and building technologies are demonstrated.