Quantum dots for photocatalysis: synthesis and environmental applications

M Jouyandeh, SSM Khadem, S Habibzadeh… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Quantum dots (QDs) with unique properties have been widely employed for energy,
environmental, and health care applications. Green natural resources, because of their …

Sustainable synthesis of multifunctional carbon dots using biomass and their applications: A mini-review

S Perumal, R Atchudan, TNJI Edison, YR Lee - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, carbon dots (CDs) have received increasing attention, and several reports have
indicated that CDs are promising fluorescent carbon-based materials. CDs present …

Utilization of waste biomass of Poa pratensis for green synthesis of n-doped carbon dots and its application in detection of Mn2+ and Fe3+

P Krishnaiah, R Atchudan, S Perumal, ES Salama… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel and sustainable approach was used to synthesize nitrogen-doped
carbon dots (NCDs) from the waste biomass of Poa Pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass (KB)) by …

Hydrophilic nitrogen-doped carbon dots from biowaste using dwarf banana peel for environmental and biological applications

R Atchudan, TNJI Edison, S Perumal, N Muthuchamy… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrophilic nitrogen-doped carbon dots (HN-CDs) were produced by a simple hydrothermal
method from biowaste, dwarf banana peel. XRD, Raman spectroscopy, and HRTEM …

Tunable fluorescent carbon dots from biowaste as fluorescence ink and imaging human normal and cancer cells

R Atchudan, SC Kishore, P Gangadaran… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing global biowaste and its environmental issues challenge the need for converting
biowastes into a beneficial product. Among the biowaste, here kiwi fruit (Actinidia Deliciosa) …

Green synthesis of multi-functional carbon dots from medicinal plant leaves for antimicrobial, antioxidant, and bioimaging applications

G Gedda, SA Sankaranarayanan, CL Putta… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In this research work, carbon dots (CDs) were synthesized from the renewable leaves of an
indigenous medicinal plant by the one-pot sand bath method, Azadirachta indica. The …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of Fe3+ ions in aqueous environment using fluorescent carbon quantum dots synthesized from endosperm of Borassus flabellifer

M Nagaraj, S Ramalingam, C Murugan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural products derived carbon quantum dots (CQDs) catch huge attention owing to their
distinctive properties of smaller size, water dispersibility, high photostability, lower cost …

Methylammonium tin tribromide quantum dots for heavy metal ion detection and cellular imaging

M Shellaiah, K Awasthi, S Chandran… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Development of luminescent and nontoxic Pb-free perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) for
quantification of toxic/nontoxic heavy metal ions has attracted much attention recently. In this …

Green synthesis of carbon dots from spent coffee grounds via ball-milling: Application in fluorescent chemosensors

G Jeong, CH Park, D Yi, H Yang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) are nanoparticles that have gained widespread attention due to their
unique properties including multicolored fluorescence, photochemical stability, and …

Rice Husk-Derived Carbon Quantum Dots-Based Dual-Mode Nanoprobe for Selective and Sensitive Detection of Fe3+ and Fluoroquinolones

A Kundu, B Maity, S Basu - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Herein, eco-friendly, water-soluble, and fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with an
average size of 8.3 nm were synthesized from rice husk (RH) using the hydrothermal …