TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantum dot synthesis from waste biomass and its applications in energy and bioremediation
AU - Ahuja, Vishal
AU - Bhatt, Arvind Kumar
AU - Varjani, Sunita
AU - Choi, Kwon-Young
AU - Kim, Sang-Hyoun
AU - Yang, Yung-Hun
AU - Bhatia, Shashi Kant
PY - 2022/4
Y1 - 2022/4
N2 - Quantum dots (QDs) are getting special attention due to their commendable optical properties and applications. Conventional metal-based QDs have toxicity and non-biodegradability issues, thus it becomes necessary to search for renewable precursor molecules for QDs synthesis. In recent years, biomass-based carbon rich QDs (CQDs) have been introduced which are mainly synthesised via carbonization (pyrolysis and hydrothermal treatment). These CQDs offered higher photostability, biocompatibility, low-toxicity, and easy tunability for physicochemical properties. Exceptional optical properties become a point of attraction for its multifaceted applications in various sectors like fabrication of electrodes and solar cells, conversion of solar energy to electricity, detection of pollutants, designing biosensors, etc. In recent years, a lot of work has been done in this field. This article will summarize these advancements along in a special context to biomass-based QDs and their applications in energy and the environment.© 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Quantum dots (QDs) are getting special attention due to their commendable optical properties and applications. Conventional metal-based QDs have toxicity and non-biodegradability issues, thus it becomes necessary to search for renewable precursor molecules for QDs synthesis. In recent years, biomass-based carbon rich QDs (CQDs) have been introduced which are mainly synthesised via carbonization (pyrolysis and hydrothermal treatment). These CQDs offered higher photostability, biocompatibility, low-toxicity, and easy tunability for physicochemical properties. Exceptional optical properties become a point of attraction for its multifaceted applications in various sectors like fabrication of electrodes and solar cells, conversion of solar energy to electricity, detection of pollutants, designing biosensors, etc. In recent years, a lot of work has been done in this field. This article will summarize these advancements along in a special context to biomass-based QDs and their applications in energy and the environment.© 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Biomass
KW - Biosensors
KW - Energy
KW - Environment
KW - Quantum dots
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U2 - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133564
DO - 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133564
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 35007612
SN - 0045-6535
VL - 293
JO - Chemosphere
JF - Chemosphere
M1 - 133564
ER -
