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Facile synthesis of water-soluble carbon nano-onions under alkaline conditions.


ABSTRACT: Carbonization of tomatoes at 240 °C using 30% (w/v) NaOH as catalyst produced carbon onions (C-onions), while solely carbon dots (C-dots) were obtained at the same temperature in the absence of the catalyst. Other natural materials, such as carrots and tree leaves (acer saccharum), under the same temperature and alkaline conditions did not produce carbon onions. XRD, FTIR, HRTEM, UV-vis spectroscopy, and photoluminescence analyses were performed to characterize the as-synthesized carbon nanomaterials. Preliminary tests demonstrate a capability of the versatile materials for chemical sensing of metal ions. The high content of lycopene in tomatoes may explain the formation of C-onions in alkaline media and a possible formation mechanism for such structures was outlined.

SUBMITTER: Ahmed GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4901999 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Facile synthesis of water-soluble carbon nano-onions under alkaline conditions.

Ahmed Gaber Hashem Gaber GH   Laíño Rosana Badía RB   Calzón Josefa Angela García JA   García Marta Elena Díaz ME  

Beilstein journal of nanotechnology 20160527


Carbonization of tomatoes at 240 °C using 30% (w/v) NaOH as catalyst produced carbon onions (C-onions), while solely carbon dots (C-dots) were obtained at the same temperature in the absence of the catalyst. Other natural materials, such as carrots and tree leaves (acer saccharum), under the same temperature and alkaline conditions did not produce carbon onions. XRD, FTIR, HRTEM, UV-vis spectroscopy, and photoluminescence analyses were performed to characterize the as-synthesized carbon nanomate  ...[more]

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