Hydrothermal carbonization of carboxymethylcellulose: One-pot preparation of conductive carbon microspheres and water-soluble fluorescent carbon nanodots

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 266, Issue , 2015, Pages 112-120

  Wu, Qiong ^a   Li, Wei ^a   Tan, Jia ^a   Wu, Yanjiao ^a   Liu, Shouxin ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanodots; Carboxymethylcellulose; Electrical conductivity; Hydrothermal carbonization; Photocatalysts

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; CARBONIZATION; DIAMONDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; LIGHT; NITROGEN; PHOTOCATALYSTS; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOSENSITIZERS; PYRIDINE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; UREA;

CARBON NANODOTS; CARBOXY METHYLCELLULOSE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHITE-LIKE STRUCTURES; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; MONODISPERSED SPHERES; OXYGEN CONTAINING GROUPS; VISIBLE-LIGHT IRRADIATION;

CARBON;

EID: 84920880227     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.12.089     Document Type: Article

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