Climate change issues are calling for advanced methods to produce materials and fuels in a
carbon–neutral and circular way. For instance, biomass pyrolysis has been intensely …

Fabrication of nanomaterials with a wealth of useful properties from renewable biomass
such as plants, sea creatures, biomass waste, etc. received considerable attention of the …

The use of carbon-based nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, carbon dots,
graphene/graphene oxide, fullerene, and their derivatives, in the removal of emerging …

Since the world's population is expanding, mankind may be faced with a huge dilemma in
the future, which is food scarcity. The situation can be mitigated by employing sustainable …

Agricultural biomass waste such as corn cob is available in large quantities and can be used
as renewable materials for v arious applications. Corn cob was converted into …

Environmental sustainability has gained serious concern worldwide due to rapid depletion
of natural resources and simultaneous increase of carbon footprint. Disposing of waste …

Nanomaterials have brought great changes to human society, and development has
gradually shifted the focus to environmentally friendly applications. Cellulose nanocrystals …

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were successfully synthesized from carbohydrate-rich residue
of birch obtained following the lignin-first strategy. The optical and physicochemical …

A general possibility of a sustainable cycle for carbon return to high-value-added products is
discussed by turning wastes into acetylene. Pyrolyzed solid municipal wastes, pyrolyzed …

This study presents a novel approach to synthesizing honeycomb carbon quantum dots
(CQDs) from cigarette smoke by a hydrothermal process. A comprehensive characterization …