title: Synthesis of carbon dots from kitchen waste: conversion of waste to value added product.
abstract: Synthesis of Carbon dots (C-dots) from bio-degradable waste is a much researched subject now-a-days. The demand for green chemistry and cost-effectiveness lead us to synthesize C-dots from kitchen waste. Nanometer sized carbon particles with unique optical properties were observed during the study. A simplistic approach was used for the synthesis which converted the waste materials into value-added products. Several different analyses were carried out on the obtained product which showed pristine results in comparison with the previous results.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Division, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Uppal road, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, 500007, India.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Himaja
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Karthik
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sreedhar
authors.forename: Surya Prakash
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Singh