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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 102, Issue 12, Pages 2697-2713Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2020.1759563
Keywords
Carbon dots; fluorescence; carrageenan; plant cells
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In this study, carbon dots were synthesized using carrageenan and characterized using various analytical techniques. The carbon dots had a size range of 25 to 30 nm and a zeta potential of -14.98 mv. It was observed that as the concentration of CD solution increased, the insertion rate also increased, while the time required for maximal insertion decreased.
In the present work, Carrageenan has been used as precursor to prepare carbon dots (CD) via microwave-assisted synthesis. The carbon dots, as synthesised, were characterised by various analytical techniques such as Fourier Transformation Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopic (TEM) analysis, UV-Vis spectroscopy and Fluorescent Microscopy (FM). Their size range was found to be 25 to 30 nm and the zeta potential of particles was found to be -14.98 mv. Finally, impregnation of CDs was studied in Hisbiscus Rosa sinensis leaf. It was observed that as the concentration of CDs solution increased, percent insertion (PI) also increased, but the time required for maximal insertion decreased with increasing concentrations of CDs in the feed solutions. In addition, number of CDs inserted decreased after attainment of maximum number, a fairly high concentration of CDs was observed in stomata, as viewed through fluorescence microscope.
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