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Carbon Dots from Natural‐Product: Applications as Adsorbent and Sensing of Fe3+ Ions

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Freshwater contamination is a significant concern due to the increasing pollution by industrial activities. Dyes have a wide range of uses and are introduced at different stages of manufacture, raising the risk of unwanted human and environmental contact. Consequently, the demand for an effective method for removing dyes has become more important than before. In this context, carbon dots have been synthesized by the green synthesis method from coriander leaves (C-CDs) and used as a prospective adsorbent to remove (MB) methylene blue dye from aqueous solution. The as-synthesized C-CDs are characterized by HR-TEM, XRD, XPS, FTIR, Zeta potential, UV–visible, and photoluminescence (PL). Effects of different controlling parameters such as adsorbent dosage, pH, contact time, and initial MB dye concentration were investigated. The highest adsorption efficiency (82.6%) and maximum adsorption capacity (96.05 mg/g) of MB were obtained at optimum conditions (303 K). The adsorption isotherm data could be fitted well by Freundlich model, and the experimental data fitted to the Pseudo-Second-Order kinetic model. It is worth noting that C-CDs exhibited excellent sensitivity and high fluorescence quenching effect on Fe3+ ions.

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Shahraki, H.S., Ahmad, A., Qurtulen et al. Carbon Dots from Natural‐Product: Applications as Adsorbent and Sensing of Fe3+ Ions. J Inorg Organomet Polym 33, 3164–3177 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-023-02707-8

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