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Efficient continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis of carbon quantum dots from a targeted biomass precursor for on-off metal ions nanosensing

Baragau, Ioan-Alexandru, Power, Nicholas P., Morgan, David J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6571-5731, Lobo, Richard A., Roberts, Christopher S., Titirici, Maria-Magdalena, Middelkoop, Vesna, Diaz, Adriana, Dunn, Steven and Kellici, Suela 2021. Efficient continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis of carbon quantum dots from a targeted biomass precursor for on-off metal ions nanosensing. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 9 (6) , 2559–2569. 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c08594

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Abstract

Glucose, a readily available biomass precursor is used for the production of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) via a fast, efficient, and environmentally benign continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis (CHFS) process using supercritical water, an approach that can readily be scaled up for industrialization, producing materials with enhanced properties. The water-soluble CQDs exhibit an average particle size of 2.3 ± 0.5 nm, with an optimum emission intensity at 446 nm on excitation at 360 nm. The as-synthesized CQDs with no extra modification show promising sensitivity and good selectivity for the highly toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic chromium(VI) ion (limit of detection of 1.83 ppm) and for the essential bioactive transition metal, iron(II) ion (limit of detection of 6.09 ppm). The life-cycle assessment confirms that in comparison to the conventional batch synthetic method, the continuous hydrothermal flow synthesis process is significantly a more efficient and greener route for the synthesis of carbon quantum dots from the glucose biomass precursor.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Chemistry
Cardiff Catalysis Institute (CCI)
Publisher: American Chemical Society
ISSN: 2168-0485
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 19 March 2021
Date of Acceptance: 2 February 2021
Last Modified: 06 Nov 2023 14:42
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/139914

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