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ArticleScientific reports2024

Neem biomass derived carbon quantum dots synthesized via one step ultrasonification method for ecofriendly methylene blue dye removal.

Zakriya Waseem Basha, Sarangapani Muniraj, Annamalai Senthil Kumar

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zakriya Waseem BashaP.G. & Research Department of Chemistry, RKM Vivekananda College (Autonomous), Mylapore, Chennai, 600004, India.
Sarangapani MunirajP.G. & Research Department of Chemistry, RKM Vivekananda College (Autonomous), Mylapore, Chennai, 600004, India. smuniraj@rkmvc.ac.in.
Annamalai Senthil KumarNano and Bioelectrochemistry Research Laboratory, Carbon Dioxide and Green Technologies Research Centre and Department of Chemistry, School of Advance Science, Vellore Institute of Technology University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632 014, India. askumarchem@yahoo.com.

Funding

Department of Science and Technology-Core Research Grant, India DST/CRG/2021/001048
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article presents a one-step ultrasonication technique for generating biomass carbon dots (BCDs) from neem bark (Azadirachta indica) powder. The BCDs were characterized using modern techniques such as UV-Vis, FTIR, Raman, XRD, HRTEM, FESEM, EDAX, and Zeta potential analyses. Unlike traditional nanocomposite bed systems, this study utilized BCDs as a liquid-phase adsorbent for the regenerative adsorption of the environmentally harmful dye, methylene blue (MB), through an in-situ precipitation reaction. This involved the formation of BCDs-MB adduct via an electrostatic mechanism. The adsorption capacity and percentage of removal were remarkable at 605 mg g

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Biomass derived carbon dots (BCDs)In-situ precipitationMethylene blue dye removalOne step ultrasonificationSurface regeneration

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PMID38678104
PMCPMC11055862

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