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 …

Green-emitting carbon quantum dots as efficient fluorescent probes for Cu2+ and EDTA detection by “turn-on-off” strategy

X Qian, Z Wang, Z Chen, SM El-Bahy, D Li, L Qin… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Copper is essential for human body because it plays an important role in various
physiological processes, so the sensitive detection of Cu 2+ ions is a vital topic in human …

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 …

[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 …

Silkworm-derived carbon nano rods (swCNR) for detection of bismuth ions (Bi3+) in aquatic medium and their antiradical properties

N Sharma, A Sharma, M Park, HJ Lee - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The extensive utilization of bismuth and its derivatives in many industries, such as chemical,
semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics, leads to their accumulation in wastewater …

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] 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 …

Hydrogen peroxide assisted synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles from teak leaves for dye-sensitized solar cells

AK Roy, W Ghann, S Rabi, J Barua, S Majumder… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (FCNs) have emerged as promising sensitizers for dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) owing to their unique optical properties and low-cost …