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57. Muñoz-Batista MJ, Motta Meira D, Colón G et al (2018) Phase-contact engineering in mono- and
bimetallic Cu–Ni Co-catalysts for hydrogen photocatalytic materials. Angew Chem Int Ed 57:1199–
1203. https ://doi.org/10.1002/anie.20170 9552
58. Zhang AY, Long LL, Liu C et al (2014) Chemical recycling of the waste anodic electrolyte from the
TiO2 nanotube preparation process to synthesize facet-controlled TiO2 single crystals as an efficient
photocatalyst. Green Chem 16:2745–2753. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c3gc4 2167h
59. Ong CB, Ng LY, Mohammad AW (2018) A review of ZnO nanoparticles as solar photocatalysts:
synthesis, mechanisms and applications. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 81:536–551. https ://doi.
org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.08.020
60. Sujaridworakun P, Natrchalayuth K (2014) Influence of pH and HPC concentration on the synthesis
of zinc oxide photocatalyst particle from zinc-dust waste by hydrothermal treatment. Adv Powder
Technol 25:1266–1272. https ://doi.org/10.1016/J.APT.2014.03.002
61. Muñoz-Batista MJ, Kubacka A, Hungría AB, Fernández-García M (2015) Heterogeneous photocatalysis: light-matter interaction and chemical effects in quantum efficiency calculations. J Catal
330:154–166. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2015.06.021
62. Mohamed HH, Alsanea AA, Alomair NA et al (2019) ZnO@ porous graphite nanocomposite from
waste for superior photocatalytic activity. Environ Sci Pollut Res. https ://doi.org/10.1007/s1135
6-019-04684 -3
63. Tanniratt P, Wasanapiarnpong T, Mongkolkachit C, Sujaridworakun P (2016) Utilization of industrial wastes for preparation of high performance ZnO/diatomite hybrid photocatalyst. Ceram Int
42:17605–17609. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceram int.2016.08.074
64. Hao H, Lang X (2019) Metal sulfide photocatalysis: visible-light-induced organic transformations.
ChemCatChem 11:1378–1393. https ://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.20180 1773
65. Halfyard JE, Hawboldt K (2011) Separation of elemental sulfur from hydrometallurgical residue: a
review. Hydrometallurgy 109:80–89. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydro met.2011.05.012
66. Cova CM, Zuliani A, Puente Santiago AR et al (2018) Microwave-assisted preparation of Ag/Ag2S
carbon hybrid structures from pig bristles as efficient HER catalysts. J Mater Chem A 6:21516–
21523. https ://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA0 6417B
67. Zuliani A, Muñoz-Batista MJ, Luque R (2018) Microwave-assisted valorization of pig bristles:
towards visible light photocatalytic chalcocite composites. Green Chem 20:3001–3007. https ://doi.
org/10.1039/C8GC0 0669E
68. Cova CM, Zuliani A, Munoz-Batista MJ, Luque R (2019) A sustainable approach for the synthesis
of catalytically active peroxidase-mimic ZnS catalysts. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 7:1300–1307. https
://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.8b049 68
69. Lim SY, Shen W, Gao Z (2015) Carbon quantum dots and their applications. Chem Soc Rev
44:362–381. https ://doi.org/10.1039/C4CS0 0269E
70. Abbas A, Mariana LT, Phan AN (2018) Biomass-waste derived graphene quantum dots and their
applications. Carbon N Y 140:77–99. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbo n.2018.08.016
71. Park SY, Lee HU, Park ES et al (2014) Photoluminescent green carbon nanodots from food-wastederived sources: large-scale synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications. ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 6:3365–3370. https ://doi.org/10.1021/am500 159p
72. Hsu P-C, Shih Z-Y, Lee C-H, Chang H-T (2012) Synthesis and analytical applications of photoluminescent carbon nanodots. Green Chem 14:917. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c2gc1 6451e
73. Liang Z, Zeng L, Cao X et al (2014) Sustainable carbon quantum dots from forestry and agricultural biomass with amplified photoluminescence by simple NH4OH passivation. J Mater Chem C
2:9760–9766. https ://doi.org/10.1039/C4TC0 1714E
74. Anmei S, Qingmei Z, Yuye C, Yilin W (2018) Preparation of carbon quantum dots from cigarette
filters and its application for fluorescence detection of Sudan I. Anal Chim Acta 1023:115–120.
https ://doi.org/10.1016/J.ACA.2018.03.024
75. Thakur A, Devi P, Saini S et al (2019) Citrus limetta organic waste recycled carbon nanolights: photoelectro catalytic, sensing, and biomedical applications. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 7:502–512. https
://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.8b040 25
76. Martindale BCM, Hutton GAM, Caputo CA, Reisner E (2015) Solar hydrogen production using
carbon quantum dots and a molecular nickel catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 137:6018–6025. https ://doi.
org/10.1021/jacs.5b016 50
77. Martindale BCM, Hutton GAM, Caputo CA et al (2017) Enhancing light absorption and charge
transfer efficiency in carbon dots through graphitization and core nitrogen doping. Angew Chem Int
Ed 56:6459–6463. https ://doi.org/10.1002/anie.20170 0949
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57. Muñoz-Batista MJ, Motta Meira D, Colón G et al (2018) Phase-contact engineering in mono- and
bimetallic Cu–Ni Co-catalysts for hydrogen photocatalytic materials. Angew Chem Int Ed 57:1199–
1203. https ://doi.org/10.1002/anie.20170 9552
58. Zhang AY, Long LL, Liu C et al (2014) Chemical recycling of the waste anodic electrolyte from the
TiO2 nanotube preparation process to synthesize facet-controlled TiO2 single crystals as an efficient
photocatalyst. Green Chem 16:2745–2753. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c3gc4 2167h
59. Ong CB, Ng LY, Mohammad AW (2018) A review of ZnO nanoparticles as solar photocatalysts:
synthesis, mechanisms and applications. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 81:536–551. https ://doi.
org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.08.020
60. Sujaridworakun P, Natrchalayuth K (2014) Influence of pH and HPC concentration on the synthesis
of zinc oxide photocatalyst particle from zinc-dust waste by hydrothermal treatment. Adv Powder
Technol 25:1266–1272. https ://doi.org/10.1016/J.APT.2014.03.002
61. Muñoz-Batista MJ, Kubacka A, Hungría AB, Fernández-García M (2015) Heterogeneous photocatalysis: light-matter interaction and chemical effects in quantum efficiency calculations. J Catal
330:154–166. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcat.2015.06.021
62. Mohamed HH, Alsanea AA, Alomair NA et al (2019) ZnO@ porous graphite nanocomposite from
waste for superior photocatalytic activity. Environ Sci Pollut Res. https ://doi.org/10.1007/s1135
6-019-04684 -3
63. Tanniratt P, Wasanapiarnpong T, Mongkolkachit C, Sujaridworakun P (2016) Utilization of industrial wastes for preparation of high performance ZnO/diatomite hybrid photocatalyst. Ceram Int
42:17605–17609. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceram int.2016.08.074
64. Hao H, Lang X (2019) Metal sulfide photocatalysis: visible-light-induced organic transformations.
ChemCatChem 11:1378–1393. https ://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.20180 1773
65. Halfyard JE, Hawboldt K (2011) Separation of elemental sulfur from hydrometallurgical residue: a
review. Hydrometallurgy 109:80–89. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydro met.2011.05.012
66. Cova CM, Zuliani A, Puente Santiago AR et al (2018) Microwave-assisted preparation of Ag/Ag2S
carbon hybrid structures from pig bristles as efficient HER catalysts. J Mater Chem A 6:21516–
21523. https ://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA0 6417B
67. Zuliani A, Muñoz-Batista MJ, Luque R (2018) Microwave-assisted valorization of pig bristles:
towards visible light photocatalytic chalcocite composites. Green Chem 20:3001–3007. https ://doi.
org/10.1039/C8GC0 0669E
68. Cova CM, Zuliani A, Munoz-Batista MJ, Luque R (2019) A sustainable approach for the synthesis
of catalytically active peroxidase-mimic ZnS catalysts. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 7:1300–1307. https
://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.8b049 68
69. Lim SY, Shen W, Gao Z (2015) Carbon quantum dots and their applications. Chem Soc Rev
44:362–381. https ://doi.org/10.1039/C4CS0 0269E
70. Abbas A, Mariana LT, Phan AN (2018) Biomass-waste derived graphene quantum dots and their
applications. Carbon N Y 140:77–99. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbo n.2018.08.016
71. Park SY, Lee HU, Park ES et al (2014) Photoluminescent green carbon nanodots from food-wastederived sources: large-scale synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications. ACS Appl Mater
Interfaces 6:3365–3370. https ://doi.org/10.1021/am500 159p
72. Hsu P-C, Shih Z-Y, Lee C-H, Chang H-T (2012) Synthesis and analytical applications of photoluminescent carbon nanodots. Green Chem 14:917. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c2gc1 6451e
73. Liang Z, Zeng L, Cao X et al (2014) Sustainable carbon quantum dots from forestry and agricultural biomass with amplified photoluminescence by simple NH4OH passivation. J Mater Chem C
2:9760–9766. https ://doi.org/10.1039/C4TC0 1714E
74. Anmei S, Qingmei Z, Yuye C, Yilin W (2018) Preparation of carbon quantum dots from cigarette
filters and its application for fluorescence detection of Sudan I. Anal Chim Acta 1023:115–120.
https ://doi.org/10.1016/J.ACA.2018.03.024
75. Thakur A, Devi P, Saini S et al (2019) Citrus limetta organic waste recycled carbon nanolights: photoelectro catalytic, sensing, and biomedical applications. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 7:502–512. https
://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.8b040 25
76. Martindale BCM, Hutton GAM, Caputo CA, Reisner E (2015) Solar hydrogen production using
carbon quantum dots and a molecular nickel catalyst. J Am Chem Soc 137:6018–6025. https ://doi.
org/10.1021/jacs.5b016 50
77. Martindale BCM, Hutton GAM, Caputo CA et al (2017) Enhancing light absorption and charge
transfer efficiency in carbon dots through graphitization and core nitrogen doping. Angew Chem Int
Ed 56:6459–6463. https ://doi.org/10.1002/anie.20170 0949
26
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