Synthesis and applications of carbon quantum dots derived from biomass waste: a review

J Wu, T Chen, S Ge, W Fan, H Wang, Z Zhang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
In the context of the circular economy and decreasing earth resources, waste should be
converted into value-added materials such as carbon quantum dots, which are fluorescent …

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 …

Bottom-up hydrothermal carbonization for the precise engineering of carbon materials

Y Gong, L **e, C Chen, J Liu, M Antonietti… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of carbohydrates in general has been reported as a
sustainable and green technique to produce novel carbon materials. Traditional HTC of …

Recent advances in functionalized carbon dots toward the design of efficient materials for sensing and catalysis applications

N Dhenadhayalan, KC Lin, TA Saleh - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Since the past decade, enormous research efforts have been devoted to the
detection/degradation and quantification of environmental toxic pollutants and biologically …

Sustainable applications of biowaste-derived carbon dots in eco-friendly technological advancements: a review

S Sharma, R Kumar, K Kumar, N Thakur - Materials Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the pursuit of sustainable technological advancements, carbon dots derived from
biowastes are being explored as promising novel and eco-friendly resources. Biowastes …

The function-oriented precursor selection for the preparation of carbon dots

Y Xu, C Wang, H Zhuo, D Zhou, Q Song - Nano Research, 2023 - Springer
As a new type of fluorescent nanomaterials, carbon dots (CDs) have exhibited excellent
photoluminescence properties with tunable emission and high quantum yields, hence they …

Carbon dots decorated cadmium sulphide heterojunction-nanospheres for the enhanced visible light driven photocatalytic dye degradation and hydrogen generation

SP Smrithi, N Kottam, A Narula, GM Madhu… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (C-dots) developed from beetroot is used for the rational design of cadmium
sulphide based heterojunction photocatalysts (C-dots@ CdS) using hydrothermal technique …

Water-Dispersible Fluorescent Carbon Dots as Bioimaging Agents and Probes for Hg2+ and Cu2+ Ions

M Bhatt, S Bhatt, G Vyas, IH Raval… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent carbon dots (N-CDs) were synthesized from ascorbic acid and urea following a
green route and were characterized on the basis of analytical, spectroscopic, and …

Biogenic synthesis of Allium cepa derived magnetic carbon dots for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue and rhodamine B dyes

P Singh, S Kumar, K Kumar - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2025 - Springer
In this study, magnetic N-doped carbon dots (N–C-dots) are fabricated employing a
straightforward pyrolysis method at 300° C for distinct time frames of 1, 2, and 3 h using …

Preparation, properties, and application of lignocellulosic‐based fluorescent carbon dots

X Song, S Zhao, Y Xu, X Chen, S Wang… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon dots (CDs) are a relatively new type of fluorescent carbon material with excellent
performance and widespread application. As the most readily available and widely …