Waste-derived carbon nanodots for fluorimetric and simultaneous electrochemical detection of heavy metals in water
Viviana Bressi, Consuelo Celesti, Angelo Ferlazzo, Thomas Len, Kaveh Moulaee, G. Neri, Rafael Luque, Claudia Espro
Abstract
Sustainable synthesis of carbon nanodots (CNDs) through a green route – converting beer bagasse, a by-product of the beer industry, into hydrochar via eco-friendly hydrothermal carbonization, and their application for the selective detection of harmful heavy metal ions.
Topics & Concepts
Heavy metalsElectrochemistryNanodotEnvironmental chemistryCarbon fibersMaterials scienceFluorescenceEnvironmental scienceChemistryNanotechnologyComposite numberPhysicsElectrodeOpticsComposite materialPhysical chemistryCarbon and Quantum Dots ApplicationsElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques