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Blue Emissive Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) from Bio-waste Peels and Its Antioxidant Activity

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In this work, Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) are synthesized from agro-waste Ananas comosus by facile hydrothermal treatment. The synthesized CQDs are characterized using powder X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier-transform infrared, UV–Visible spectral analysis and quantum yield (QY) measurements. The formation of CQDs with a mean particle size of 2.4 nm is measured using HR-TEM analysis. The fluorescence properties of CQDs show strong blue emission radiation with a QY of 10.65%. Antioxidant assay of the CQDs were assessed against DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl), Super oxide anion radical scavenging, hydroxyl radical scavenging and hydrogen peroxide radical scavenging activities. The results suggest that agro-waste is also one of the promising materials for optical switching devices and also it have good medicinal value by extracting drugs.

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The corresponding author (Dr. G. Ramalingam & Dr. M. Biruntha) acknowledges the economic support from RUSA 2.0 Grant No.F.24-51/2014-U, Policy (TNMulti-Gen) Govt. of India.

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  2. Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, 630003, India

    Muniyandi Biruntha

  3. Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamilnadu, 630003, India

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Rajamanikandan, S., Biruntha, M. & Ramalingam, G. Blue Emissive Carbon Quantum Dots (CQDs) from Bio-waste Peels and Its Antioxidant Activity. J Clust Sci 33, 1045–1053 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-021-02029-0

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