Biomass derived carbon quantum dots as potential tools for sustainable environmental remediation and eco-friendly food packaging

G Bijoy, D Sangeetha - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
A sustainable solution to the rampant environmental pollution is vital to the improvement of
quality of life on earth. The utilization of renewable resources and waste materials for …

Progress and Obstacles in Employing Carbon Quantum Dots for Sustainable Wastewater Treatment

R Khan, S Shukla, M Kumar, D Barceló, A Zuorro… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
We explored the potential of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) as novel materials for wastewater
treatment and their role towards environmental sustainability. The advantages of CQDs over …

Carbon and boron nitride quantum dots as optical sensor probes for selective detection of toxic metals in drinking water: a quantum chemical prediction through …

CBS Kumar, RP Reji, Y Sivalingam, Y Kawazoe… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Toxic metals present in drinking water pose a serious threat to the environment and human
beings when present in abundance. In this work, we investigated the sensing ability of …

Morphological Evolution of Carbon Quantum Dots to Carbon Nanoneedles and N/F Codo** as an Efficient Catalyst for Oxygen Electrochemistry

SK Das, A Kesh, SK Panda… - ACS Applied Engineering …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fuel cells have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional energy sources due to
their high energy conversion efficiency and low environmental impact. However, the …

Pesticides removal and their detection in real samples using green synthesized nanocomposites of biogenic quantum dots and metal oxides: A comprehensive review …

M Rani, A Hosseini-Bandegharaei, U Shanker - Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of pesticides is crucial for enhancing agricultural productivity but they pose
significant threats to the environment and human health due to their persistence and toxicity …

[HTML][HTML] From Structure to Sensing: Molecular Mechanistic Insights into Plant-Derived Carbon Dots for Heavy Metal Ion Detection

H Soni, V Jain, S Ballal, IA Ariffin, M Chahar, S Saini… - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plant-derived carbon dots (P-CDs) are gaining attention in environmental remediation due
to their cost-effectiveness, availability, and lower toxicity compared with chemically …

[HTML][HTML] Green-synthesized carbon dots from ginger: Multifunctional agents against oral pathogens with biocompatibility in human gingival fibroblast cells

SK Bhavikatti, SLA Zainuddin, RB Ramli, SJ Nadaf… - Current Plant …, 2024 - Elsevier
Persistent antibiotic use in treating oral infections often leads to drug resistance in
pathogenic bacteria, notably impacting conditions like periodontitis. Addressing this …

Synthesis of environmentally-friendly carbon quantum dots from orange juice for selective detection of Fe3+ ions, antibacterial activity, and bio-imaging applications

K Kasirajan, M Karunakaran, HK Choi - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), a unique fluorescent carbon nanomaterial, have sparked
widespread interest. They are highly biocompatible, water-soluble, chemically stable, and …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking the potential of green-engineered carbon quantum dots for sustainable packaging biomedical applications and water purification

Y Esmaeili, F Toiserkani, Z Qazanfarzadeh… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) with well-defined architectures offer highly fascinating
properties such as excellent water-solubility, exceptional luminescence, large specific …

Biologically active dual functional zinc-doped biomass-derived carbon dots

M Tariq, MA Khan, H Hasan, S Yadav, AK Sahoo… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The resistance of bacteria to antibiotics poses a significant challenge in the current global
landscape. Despite this urgency, the pace of drug development has not matched the …