Acid-free hydrothermal-extraction and molecular structure of carbon quantum dots derived from empty fruit bunch biochar

• Main Authors: Jamaludin, Norhanisah, Tan, Tong Ling, Kamarol Zaman, Alif Syafiq, Sadrolhosseini, Amir Reza, Abdul Rashid, Suraya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87751/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87751/; https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/15/3356

Carbon quantum dots (CQD) have great potential to be used in various applications due to their unique electrical and optical properties. Herein, a facile, green and eco-friendly hydrothermal method for the preparation of carbon quantum dots was achieved using empty fruit bunch (EFB) biochar as a ren...