Carbon quantum dots from carbohydrate-rich residue of birch obtained following lignin-first strategy.
Bioresour Technol
; 408: 131206, 2024 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-39097241
ABSTRACT
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) were successfully synthesized from carbohydrate-rich residue of birch obtained following the lignin-first strategy. The optical and physicochemical properties of the CQDs were studied, along with their potential for photocatalytic pollutant degradation. By combining solvothermal and chemical oxidation methods, the product yield of CQDs from carbohydrate-rich residue reached 8.1 wt%. Doping nitrogen enhances the graphitization of CQDs and introduces abundant amino groups to the surface, thereby boosted the quantum yield significantly from 8.9 % to 18.7 %-19.3 %. Nitrogen-doped CQDs exhibited efficient photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue, reaching 37 % within 60 min, with a kinetic degradation rate of 0.00725 min-1. This study demonstrates that carbohydrate-rich residue obtained from lignin-first strategy are ideal precursors for synthesizing CQD with high mass yield and quantum yield by combining solvothermal treatment and chemical oxidation methods, offering a novel approach for the utilization of whole biomass components following the lignin-first strategy.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Carbon
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Betula
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Quantum Dots
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Lignin
Language:
En
Journal:
Bioresour Technol
Journal subject:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
China