Abstract Background Carbon dots (CDs) are of particular interest in numerous applications.
However, their efficiency for heavy metal removal from wastewater was not yet reported …

As a remedy for environmental pollution, a versatile synthetic approach has been developed
to prepare polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/nitrogen-doped carbon dots (CDs) composite film (PVA …

The last few decades have seen a dramatic increase in heavy metal ions in industrial
wastewater, especially Cr 6+ and Co 2+ ions, which have been shown to adversely affect …

The contamination of the environment by domestic and industrial discharges is a relevant
and persistent problem that needs novel solutions. Innovations in the detection, adsorption …

Preparing carbon dots (CDs) from waste materials is essential in the current scenario.
Herein, we converted non-disposable environmental pollutants into multifaceted, robust, and …

Water pollution has become more prevalent as the discharge of dyes from industries into
water bodies has increased in modern life. Photocatalytic approaches are among the most …

Metal contaminated wastewater represents a major environmental problem of global
concern. Traditional detection techniques cannot perform rapid and cost-effective on site …

Highly fluorescent, water-stable graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots (gCN QDs)
synthesized by microwave assisted solvo-thermal technique and characterized via optical …

The current research mainly focuses on transforming low-quality waste into value-added
nanomaterials and investigating various ways of utilising them. The hydrothermal …

With the development of carbon-based nanomaterials, carbon dots (CDs) have recently
received increasing attention owing to their unique optical properties, low toxicity, facile …