Feasibility study of preparation of carbon quantum dots from Pennsylvania anthracite and Kentucky bituminous coals

Monikankana Saikia; James C. Hower; Tonkeswar Das; Trisharani Dutta; Binoy K. Saikia

doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2019.01.151

Feasibility study of preparation of carbon quantum dots from Pennsylvania anthracite and Kentucky bituminous coals

Monikankana Saikia, James C. Hower, Tonkeswar Das, Trisharani Dutta, Binoy K. Saikia

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This short communication reports the synthesis of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) from US anthracite and bituminous coals by oxidation in presence of ultrasonic stimulation. The CQDs formed were examined by using chemical analysis, UV–Visible spectroscopy (UV–Vis), Fluorescence spectroscopy (FL), High resolution transmission microscopy (HRTEM), and X-ray Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), revealing the formation of the varied sizes of CQDs ranging from about 2–12 nm. The present method could serve as a simple and a large-scale synthesis of CQDs from abundant and economical coal resources for high-end application.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	433-440
Number of pages	8
Journal	Fuel
Volume	243
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2019.01.151
State	Published - May 1 2019

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Keywords

Anthracite
Blue Gem coal
Carbon quantum dots
Synthesis of carbon dots
Vitrinite

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Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Organic Chemistry

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