Fluorescence Detection of Pb<sup>2+</sup> in Environmental Water Using Biomass Carbon Quantum Dots Modified with Acetamide-Glycolic Acid Deep Eutectic Solvent

In this study, a novel green fluorescent probe material, nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs), was prepared by a one-step hydrothermal synthesis method using walnut green skin as a carbon source and acetamide-glycolic acid deep eutectic solvent (AGADES) as a modifier. By covalent coupling, th...

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Main Authors: Shiwen Xing, Keyang Zheng, Lei Shi, Kaiming Kang, Zhixiao Peng, Xiaojie Zhang, Baoyou Liu, Huilong Yang, Gang Yue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-04-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/7/1662
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Summary:In this study, a novel green fluorescent probe material, nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs), was prepared by a one-step hydrothermal synthesis method using walnut green skin as a carbon source and acetamide-glycolic acid deep eutectic solvent (AGADES) as a modifier. By covalent coupling, the amide chromophore in AGADES is designed to cover the surface of walnut green skin carbon quantum dots (W-CQDs), forming a fluorescence energy resonance effect and improving the fluorescence performance of the carbon quantum dots. The prepared N-CQDs have a uniform particle size distribution, and the fluorescence quantum efficiency has increased from 12.5% to 32.5%. Within the concentration range of 0.01~1000 μmol/L of Pb<sup>2+</sup>, the linear detection limit is 1.55 nmol/L, which can meet the trace detection of Pb<sup>2+</sup> in the water environment, and the recycling rate reaches 97%. This method has been successfully applied to the fluorescence detection and reuse of Pb<sup>2+</sup> in actual water bodies, providing new ideas and methods for the detection of heavy metal ions in environmental water.
ISSN:1420-3049