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ArticleACS omega2020

Fluorescent Carbon Dots Derived from Vehicle Exhaust Soot and Sensing of Tartrazine in Soft Drinks.

Sekar Thulasi, Arunkumar Kathiravan, Mariadoss Asha Jhonsi

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Article in ACS omega, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Sekar ThulasiDepartment of Chemistry, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai 600048, Tamil Nadu, India.
Arunkumar KathiravanVel Tech Research Park, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai 600062, Tamil Nadu, India.
Mariadoss Asha JhonsiDepartment of Chemistry, B. S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Vandalur, Chennai 600048, Tamil Nadu, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recycling of waste into valuable products plays a significant role in sustainable development. Herein, we report the conversion of vehicle exhaust waste soot into water-soluble fluorescent carbon dots via a simple acid refluxion method. The obtained carbon dots were characterized using microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. Microscopic techniques reveal that the prepared carbon material is spherical in shape with an average particle size of ∼4 nm. Spectroscopic studies exhibited that the carbon dots are emissive in nature, and the emission is excitation-dependent. Further, the prepared carbon dots were successfully utilized as a fluorescent probe for the detection of tartrazine with a limit of detection of 26 nM. The sensitivity of carbon dots has also been realized by the detection of trace amounts of tartrazine in commercial soft drinks. Overall, this work demonstrates the conversion air pollutant soot into value-added fluorescent nanomaterials toward sensing applications.

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PMCPMC7114606

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