ReviewJournal of fluorescence2025
Heavy Metals Detection via Plastic-Waste-Derived Carbon Dots: Review.
Review in Journal of fluorescence, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Sulfuric acid-mediated PET-derived carbon quantum dots for smartphone-assisted FeRSC advances · 2026Article
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Abstract
Plastic waste represents a significant environmental concern due to its persistent non-biodegradability and the vast quantities generated globally. A promising solution involves converting this waste into value-added nanomaterials, particularly carbon dots (CDs), which exhibit distinctive photophysical properties. Among these, plastic waste-derived carbon dots (PW-CDs) have emerged as sustainable, low-cost, and efficient fluorescent nanomaterials with remarkable optical features, such as excitation-dependent emission, strong photostability, high quantum yield, and tunable fluorescence. These properties are critical for the sensitive and selective detection of heavy metal ions in environmental and biological systems. This review focuses on recent advancements in developing PW-CDs, with particular focus on how their fluorescence mechanisms, including surface state emission, quantum confinement effects, and energy or charge transfer interactions that enable precise and effective sensing of heavy metals like Ag
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