Carbon dots: Synthesis, properties and applications

L Cui, X Ren, M Sun, H Liu, L Xia - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carbon dots (CDs) are known as the rising star of carbon-based nanomaterials and, by
virtue of their unique structure and fascinating properties, they have attracted considerable …

Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots and their environmental applications

V Manikandan, NY Lee - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of scalable, high-quality, fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from
natural biomass remains attractive due to their outstanding environmental application. CQDs …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Acid Blue dye using CdS/TiO2 nanocomposite

N Qutub, P Singh, S Sabir, S Sagadevan, WC Oh - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Photocatalytic degradation is essential for the successful removal of organic contaminants
from wastewater, which is important for ecological and environmental safety. The advanced …

A review of carbon dots produced from biomass wastes

C Kang, Y Huang, H Yang, XF Yan, ZP Chen - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The fluorescent carbon dot is a novel type of carbon nanomaterial. In comparison with
semiconductor quantum dots and fluorescence organic agents, it possesses significant …

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 …

A focus to green synthesis of metal/metal based oxide nanoparticles: Various mechanisms and applications towards ecological approach

JA Kumar, T Krithiga, S Manigandan, S Sathish… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanomaterial synthesis using a greener route has received massive attention as a
sustainable, feasible, reliable, cost-effective, wealthy and environmentally friendly paradigm …

Green synthesis, biomedical and biotechnological applications of carbon and graphene quantum dots. A review

S Iravani, RS Varma - Environmental chemistry letters, 2020 - Springer
Carbon and graphene quantum dots are prepared using top-down and bottom-up methods.
Sustainable synthesis of quantum dots has several advantages such as the use of low-cost …

Quantum dots: Prospectives, toxicity, advances and applications

B Gidwani, V Sahu, SS Shukla, R Pandey… - Journal of Drug Delivery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Quantum Dots are fluorescence type semiconductor nano sized particles. They are made up
of either heavy metal or inorganic material with size range from 2 to 10 nm. The word …

Biomass‐derived carbon dots and their applications

W Meng, X Bai, B Wang, Z Liu, S Lu… - Energy & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) have received much attention due to their superior properties including
water solubility, low toxicity, biocompatibility, small size, fluorescence, and ease of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent trends in the use of green sources for carbon dot synthesis–A short review

M Kurian, A Paul - Carbon Trends, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon dots, a class of zero dimensional nanomaterials have recently emerged as excellent
candidates for versatile applications such as bioimaging, catalysis, sensing and drug …