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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Sustainable Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Synthesis of Advanced Carbon Materials in Multidimensional Applications: A Review.

Lwazi Ndlwana, Naledi Raleie, Kgogobi M Dimpe, Hezron F Ogutu, Ekemena O Oseghe, Mxolisi M Motsa, Titus A M Msagati, Bhekie B Mamba

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Lwazi NdlwanaFlorida Science Campus Florida, Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
Naledi RaleieFlorida Science Campus Florida, Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
Kgogobi M DimpeDoornfontein Campus, Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.
Hezron F OgutuFlorida Science Campus Florida, Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
Ekemena O OsegheFlorida Science Campus Florida, Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.
Mxolisi M MotsaFlorida Science Campus Florida, Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7315-6952
Titus A M MsagatiFlorida Science Campus Florida, Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-9621-5051
Bhekie B MambaFlorida Science Campus Florida, Institute for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability (iNanoWS), College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The adoption of green technology is very important to protect the environment and thus there is a need for improving the existing methods for the fabrication of carbon materials. As such, this work proposes to discuss, interrogate, and propose viable hydrothermal, solvothermal, and other advanced carbon materials synthesis methods. The synthesis approaches for advanced carbon materials to be interrogated will include the synthesis of carbon dots, carbon nanotubes, nitrogen/titania-doped carbons, graphene quantum dots, and their nanocomposites with solid/polymeric/metal oxide supports. This will be performed with a particular focus on microwave-assisted solvothermal and hydrothermal synthesis due to their favourable properties such as rapidity, low cost, and being green/environmentally friendly. These methods are regarded as important for the current and future synthesis and modification of advanced carbon materials for application in energy, gas separation, sensing, and water treatment. Simultaneously, the work will take cognisance of methods reducing the fabrication costs and environmental impact while enhancing the properties as a direct result of the synthesis methods. As a direct result, the expectation is to impart a significant contribution to the scientific body of work regarding the improvement of the said fabrication methods.

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carbon materials synthesis and functionalisationenergygas separationgraphenehydrothermal and solvothermal carbonisationmicrowave-assisted synthesisnanocomposite membranessensingwater treatment

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PMID34501183
PMCPMC8434334

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