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Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots from lemon peel waste: applications in sensing and photocatalysis

RSC Advances · 2016 · Vol. 6(76) · pp. 72423–72432
Ankit TyagiKumud Malika TripathiNarendra SinghShashank ChoudharyRaju Kumar Gupta

Abstract

Water soluble carbon quantum dots were synthesized from lemon peel waste and were used for Cr<sup>6+</sup> detection and photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue dye.

Carbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsCarbon quantum dotsPhotocatalysisQuantum dotCarbon fibersWaste managementNanotechnologyMaterials scienceEnvironmental scienceChemistryEngineering
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