Formation mechanism and application potential of carbon dots synthesized from palm kernel shell via microwave assisted method

• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, T., Ang, W.L., Mahmoudi, E., Mohammad, A.W., Sambudi, N.S.
• Format: Article
• Published: KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd. 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124418480&doi=10.1016%2fj.crcon.2022.01.003&partnerID=40&md5=3112b2870f3cadca8f3cd845f9ddfcc2; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/29006/

The present study systematically investigated the influence of synthesis conditions (duration, reaction medium, and doping concentration) and formation mechanism of carbon dots (CDs) derived from low-cost and abundant biomass palm kernel shell (PKS). Surprisingly, the dopant (urea) did not enhance t...