Copper-Doped Carbon Nanodots with Superior Photocatalysis, Directly Obtained from Chromium-Copper-Arsenic-Treated Wood Waste
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials and Medium
2.2. Carbon Nanodots Preparation
2.3. Cytotoxicity Evaluation
2.4. Photocatalysis Procedure
2.5. Measurement and Characterization of the Obtained CDs
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological and Structural Characterization of the CDs
3.2. Optical Properties
3.3. Cytotoxicity Studies, Bioimaging, and the Photocatalysis Applications of CDs
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Quince fruit powder | Hydrothermal; 200 °C, 4 h | 4.85 ± 0.07 | Cell imaging and Fluorometric detection of As3+ | [35] |
Eleusine coracana | Thermal treatment; 300 °C, 3 h | 3–8 | Metal ions detection | [32] |
Citrus limetta | Pyrolysis; 190 °C, 20 min | 4–7 | Photoelectrodes and photocatalytic activity | [7] |
Mushroom | Hydrothermal; 200 °C, 6 h | 2.3 ± 1.3 | Hyaluronic acid and hyaluronidase sensing | [47] |
Citric acid and thiourea | Microwave treatment; | 2–3.5 | Bioimaging | [31] |
Glucose | hydrothermally treated at 200 °C, 6 h and pyrolysis carbonization at 250 °C, 2 h | 1.5–4 | Detection of Pb2+ ion | [39] |
Chitosan | Hydrothermal; 180 °C, 12 h | 1.2–2.8 | Iodine ions detection | [48] |
CCA treated wood | Hydrothermal; 200 °C, 6 h | 2–4.5 | Bioimaging | This study |
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Xing, D.; Koubaa, A.; Tao, Y.; Magdouli, S.; Li, P.; Bouafif, H.; Zhang, J. Copper-Doped Carbon Nanodots with Superior Photocatalysis, Directly Obtained from Chromium-Copper-Arsenic-Treated Wood Waste. Polymers 2023, 15, 136. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010136
Xing D, Koubaa A, Tao Y, Magdouli S, Li P, Bouafif H, Zhang J. Copper-Doped Carbon Nanodots with Superior Photocatalysis, Directly Obtained from Chromium-Copper-Arsenic-Treated Wood Waste. Polymers. 2023; 15(1):136. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010136
Chicago/Turabian StyleXing, Dan, Ahmed Koubaa, Yubo Tao, Sara Magdouli, Peng Li, Hassine Bouafif, and Jingfa Zhang. 2023. "Copper-Doped Carbon Nanodots with Superior Photocatalysis, Directly Obtained from Chromium-Copper-Arsenic-Treated Wood Waste" Polymers 15, no. 1: 136. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15010136