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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Mandarin Peels-Derived Carbon Dots: A Multifaceted Fluorescent Probe for Cu(II) Detection in Tap and Drinking Water Samples.

Marwa El-Azazy, Alaa AlReyashi, Khalid Al-Saad, Nessreen Al-Hashimi, Mohammad A Al-Ghouti, Mohamed F Shibl, Abdulrahman Alahzm, Ahmed S El-Shafie

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 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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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Marwa El-AzazyDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-8522-2731
Alaa AlReyashiDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-6319-3327
Khalid Al-SaadDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-8753-9695
Nessreen Al-HashimiDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-6379-6355
Mohammad A Al-GhoutiEnvironmental Sciences Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-9943-1091
Mohamed F ShiblChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-9588-1960
Abdulrahman AlahzmDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0009-0006-4159-0053
Ahmed S El-ShafieDepartment of Chemistry and Earth Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha 2713, Qatar.ORCID 0000-0002-5436-5924

Funding

Qatar University QUCG-CAS-23/24-234
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbon dots (CDs) derived from mandarin peel biochar (MBC) at different pyrolysis temperatures (200, 400, 600, and 800 °C) have been synthesized and characterized. This high-value transformation of waste materials into fluorescent nanoprobes for environmental monitoring represents a step forward towards a circular economy. In this itinerary, CDs produced via one-pot hydrothermal synthesis were utilized for the detection of copper (II) ions. The study looked at the spectroscopic features of biochar-derived CDs. The selectivity of CDs obtained from biochar following carbonization at 400 °C (MBC400-CDs towards various heavy metal ions resulted in considerable fluorescence quenching with copper (II) ions, showcasing their potential as selective detectors. Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) analysis validated the MBC-CDs' consistent spherical shape, with a particle size of <3 nm. The Plackett-Burman Design (PBD) was used to study three elements that influence the F

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carbon dotscopper (II) detectionfluorescence sensorhydrothermal processmandarin peels biocharPlackett–Burman Design

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PMID39453002
PMCPMC11509961

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