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Lignin-derived red carbon dots sensitized TiO2 photocatalysts for tetracycline degradation

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Carbon Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Characteristics, and Quenching as Biocompatible Fluorescent Probes

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Controlling the optoelectronic properties of nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots using biomass-derived precursors in a continuous flow system

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From spruce packaging waste to fluorescent carbon quantum dots/formaldehyde detection probe: performance and mechanism

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Green Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots from Cassava Pulp for Formalin Detection

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Removal of Formaldehyde and Its Analogues Using a Hybrid Assembly of Pyrene-Modified Hydrazide and rGO: A Negative Carbon Emission and Green Chemical Decomposition Method

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A novel and effective N, S co-doped lignin based carbon dots inhibitor for cold rolled steel in 1.0 M HCl solution

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Zinc-Reduced Carbon Quantum Dots as Color-Conversion Materials in Blue Light-Emitting Diodes

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Inulin-based fluorescent carbon dots as effective probes for rapid/visual detection of 3-nitrotyrosine

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Lignin as a Renewable Precursor for Carbon Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Doping Strategies, and Applications

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Cellulose-based carbon dots with fluorescence and oxidase-like activities: A tunable and sustainable substitute for natural enzymes to detect nitrite

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Fluorescent Polylactic acid composite incorporating lignin-based carbon quantum dots for sustainable 4D printing applications

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Exploring the interplay between formation mechanisms and luminescence of lignin carbon quantum dots from spruce biomass

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Enhancing fluorescence and antimicrobial performance of N-doped carbon quantum dots via cold plasma synthesis optimization

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Simple extraction of organosolv lignin from rice husks and its application in N,S-doped carbon quantum dots as fluorescent sensor for Fe 3+ ions

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