Carbon-based sustainable nanomaterials for water treatment: state-of-art and future perspectives

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, S Iravani, RS Varma - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The supply of safe drinking and clean water is becoming increasingly challenging
proposition throughout the world. The deployment of environmentally sustainable …

Antibacterial efficiency of carbon dots against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria: A review

M Varghese, M Balachandran - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The nontoxic characteristics and inherent antibacterial potency of Carbon dots (CDs) have
earned immense attention in the last few years. As the increasing antibiotic resistance of …

Boosting photocatalytic activity using carbon nitride based 2D/2D van der Waals heterojunctions

P Kumar, D Laishram, RK Sharma, A Vinu… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The surging demand for energy and staggering pollutants in the environment have geared
the scientific community to explore sustainable pathways that are economically feasible and …

Synthesis of a carbon dots modified g-C3N4/SnO2 Z-scheme photocatalyst with superior photocatalytic activity for PPCPs degradation under visible light irradiation

D Li, J Huang, R Li, P Chen, D Chen, M Cai… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
As an emerging carbon nanomaterial, carbon dots (CDs) have superior prospects for
applications in the area of photocatalysis due to their unique optical and electronic …

Carbon quantum dots for optical sensor applications: A review

NAA Nazri, NH Azeman, Y Luo, AAA Bakar - Optics & Laser Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
An excellent photoluminescence properties of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) offers great
potential in sensing applications. The remarkable optical properties are promptly accessible …

[HTML][HTML] Semiconductor based photocatalysts for detoxification of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants from aquatic systems: A critical review

P Kar, K Shukla, P Jain, G Sathiyan, RK Gupta - Nano Materials Science, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants at low concentration levels in the
surface and ground water has caused a potential threat to the marine and human lives. The …

Progress and challenges in understanding of photoluminescence properties of carbon dots based on theoretical computations

M Langer, M Paloncýová, M Medveď, M Pykal… - Applied Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs), including graphene quantum dots, carbon nanodots, carbon quantum
dots, and carbonized polymer dots, belong to extensively studied nanomaterials with a very …

Advancing graphitic carbon nitride-based photocatalysts toward broadband solar energy harvesting

Q Zhang, X Liu, M Chaker, D Ma - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
In recent years, increasing efforts have been devoted to widening the light response range
of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) for photocatalytic environmental remediation and fuel …

Recent advances in room temperature phosphorescent carbon dots: preparation, mechanism, and applications

X Wei, J Yang, L Hu, Y Cao, J Lai, F Cao… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
As an important photoluminescence (PL) phenomenon, room temperature
phosphorescence (RTP) has received widespread interest since it has the benefit of longer …

Carbon quantum dots synthesis from waste and by-products: Perspectives and challenges

BP de Oliveira, FOM da Silva Abreu - Materials Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) are a novel class of fluorescent nanomaterials, with properties such as
photoluminescence, high solubility, low toxicity, and favorable biocompatibility. They are …