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Advanced oxidation processes for pharmaceutical degradation and disinfection of wastewater: peracetic acid and graphene oxide quantum dots
A combination of graphene oxide quantum dots and peracetic acid (GQDs/PAA) was used to degrade sulfasalazine in municipal wastewater. The impact of...
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Removal of crystal violet from wastewater using synthesized graphene quantum dots as adsorbents: kinetic approach
Aromatic triarylmethane dyes residues cause serious water pollution in environment. Adsorbents, such as graphene oxide (GO), have great potential for...
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Penetration of submicron amino-functionalized graphene quantum dots in plant stomata, implication for the depollution of atmospheric soot particles
Plants remove efficiently atmospheric pollution by soot particles, yet the mechanisms used by leaves to capture soot particles are unclear. Here, we...
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Cooperative Effects of Cation type with Ionic strength and pH on Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs) Transport in Saturated Porous Media
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs), characterized by nanostructures with diameters below 10 nm and strong hydrophilicity, exhibit advantageous migration...
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Current trends in carbon-based quantum dots development from solid wastes and their applications
Urbanization and a massive population boom have immensely increased the solid wastes (SWs) generation and are expected to reach 3.40 billion tons by...
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Boron- and phosphorous-doped graphene nanosheets and quantum dots as sensors and catalysts in environmental applications: a review
Graphene-based nanomaterials are becoming common consumer products due to their outstanding charge carrier ability, high specific surface area, high...
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Optimization of reduced Graphene oxide synthesis using central composite design analysis—A waste to value approach
In recent times, reduced graphene oxide has gained more attention in various fields. In our study, a direct synthesis of reduced graphene oxide using...
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Synthesis and applications of carbon quantum dots derived from biomass waste: a review
In the context of the circular economy and decreasing earth resources, waste should be converted into value-added materials such as carbon quantum...
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Alone and combined toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles and graphene quantum dots on microalgae Gymnodinium
Investigation of ZnO nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) and graphene quantum dots (GQDs) toxicology on dinoflagellate Gymnodinium helps to understand the...
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Bio-waste valorization to formulate an eco-friendly reduced graphene oxide based bio-gel for clinical applications
Agricultural waste, which negatively impacts human health and the environment, can be used as a beneficial precursor for the synthesis of graphene...
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Magnetic graphene oxide carbon dot nanocomposites as an efficient quantification tool against parabens in water and cosmetic samples
A new method is developed for the simultaneous detection and extraction of parabens, including methyl paraben (MP), ethyl paraben (EP), propyl...
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Synthesis of magnetic graphene quantum dots–chitosan nanocomposite: an efficient adsorbent for removal of Pb2+ from aqueous solution
This study describes the use of a ternary composite of Fe 3 O 4 , chitosan and graphene quantum dots (Fe 3 O 4 /GQDs-Chit) as an efficient magnetic adsorbent...
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Water Purification by Carbon Quantum Dots
Sustainable, sufficient and pure water is vital on earth at present. Of all processes used to purify water, nanotechnology plays an important role....
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Green synthesis of carbon quantum dots from teak leaves biomass for in situ precipitation and regenerative-removal of methylene blue-dye
The objective of this study was to completely eliminate environmentally harmful cationic organic dye from aqueous solutions using the one-step...
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Graphene-Based Nanocomposites for Emerging Pollutants
Graphene, graphene oxide (GO), and their nanocomposites have been prominently utilized for water and/or wastewater purification due to abilities of...
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The cytocompatibility of graphene oxide as a platform to enhance the effectiveness and safety of silver nanoparticles through in vitro studies
The increasing emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the need to reduce the use of antibiotics call for the development of safe alternatives , ...
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Synthesis, properties and food packaging applications of sulfur quantum dots: a review
About one billion tons of food is wasted annually due to microbial contamination and oxidative deterioration. Actually, this issue is solved by...
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Partial reduction of graphene oxide toward the facile fabrication of desalination membrane
Develo** environmentally friendly and inexpensive membranes for water purifying applications is a global challenge. Graphene oxide is one of the...
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Graphene oxide-incorporated silver-based photocatalysts for enhanced degradation of organic toxins: a review
Environmental contamination and scarcity of energy have been deepening over the last few decades. Heterogeneous photocatalysis plays a prominent role...
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Bi-functional photocatalytic heterostructures combining titania thin films with carbon quantum dots (C-QDs/TiO2) for effective elimination of water pollutants
In this study, carbon quantum dots (C-QDs), prepared via hydrothermal-microwave procedures, were successfully combined with nanostructured titania...
