Issue 46, 2020

Surface functional carbon dots: chemical engineering applications beyond optical properties

Abstract

As emerging carbon materials, carbon dots (CDs) have received extensive attention in recent years. Since CDs have excellent optical properties, most reports on carbon dots focus on research of their optical applications. However, their diverse surface functional groups also afford broad application prospects in chemical engineering. This review article focuses on the research progress in the chemical applications of CDs in the following three aspects: CDs used as structural regulators of the morphology and size of materials; CDs used as chemical additives, such as consolidant, antirust, antifreeze, lubricant, and scale inhibitors; CDs used as reinforcing reagents to improve water dispersibility and enhance mechanical properties of materials. Finally, we focus on existing problems in this field and look forward in the direction of future development.

Graphical abstract: Surface functional carbon dots: chemical engineering applications beyond optical properties

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
10 ៨ 2020
Accepted
30 ៩ 2020
First published
06 ១០ 2020

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020,8, 16282-16294

Surface functional carbon dots: chemical engineering applications beyond optical properties

X. Xu, Y. Li, G. Hu, L. Mo, M. Zheng, B. Lei, X. Zhang, C. Hu, J. Zhuang and Y. Liu, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8, 16282 DOI: 10.1039/D0TC03805A

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