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89. Yang L, Li X, Wang Z et al (2017) Natural fiber templated TiO2 microtubes via a double soaking sol-gel route and their photocatalytic performance. Appl Surf Sci 420:346–354. https ://doi.
org/10.1016/j.apsus c.2017.05.168
90. Chen X, Kuo D-H, Lu D et al (2016) Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of mesoporous TiO2
nanoparticle using biological renewable resource of un-modified lignin as a template. Microporous
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91. Wang H, Qiu X, Liu W, Yang D (2017) Facile preparation of well-combined lignin-based carbon/
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92. Unni SM, George L, Bhange SN et al (2016) Valorization of coffee bean waste: a coffee bean waste
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93. Rodríguez-Padrón D, Puente-Santiago AR, Luna-Lama F et al (2019) Versatile protein-templated
TiO2 nanocomposite for energy storage and catalytic applications. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 7:5329–
5337. https ://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.8b063 49
94. Antonetti E, Iaquaniello G, Salladini A et al (2017) Waste-to-chemicals for a circular economy:
the case of urea production (waste-to-urea). Chemsuschem 10:912–920. https ://doi.org/10.1002/
cssc.20160 1555
95. Babar S, Gavade N, Shinde H et al (2019) An innovative transformation of waste toner powder
into magnetic g-C3N4–Fe2O3 photocatalyst: sustainable e-waste management. J Environ Chem Eng
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96. Yola ML, Eren T, Atar N (2014) A novel efficient photocatalyst based on TiO2 nanoparticles
involved boron enrichment waste for photocatalytic degradation of atrazine. Chem Eng J 250:288–
294. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.03.116
97. Colmenares JC, Lisowski P, Bermudez JM et al (2014) Unprecedented photocatalytic activity of
carbonized leather skin residues containing chromium oxide phases. Appl Catal B Environ 150–
151:432–437. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcat b.2013.12.038
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Topics in Current Chemistry (2020) 378:3
78. Rigodanza F, Đorđević L, Arcudi F, Prato M (2018) Customizing the electrochemical properties of
carbon nanodots by using quinones in bottom-up synthesis. Angew Chem 130:5156–5161. https ://
doi.org/10.1002/ange.20180 1707
79. Fang Q, Dong Y, Chen Y et al (2017) Luminescence origin of carbon based dots obtained from citric
acid and amino group-containing molecules. Carbon N Y 118:319–326. https ://doi.org/10.1016/J.
CARBO N.2017.03.061
80. Cailotto S, Mazzaro R, Enrichi F et al (2018) Design of carbon dots for metal-free photoredox catalysis. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 10:40560–40567. https ://doi.org/10.1021/acsam i.8b141 88
81. Prasannan A, Imae T (2013) One-pot synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from orange waste peels.
Ind Eng Chem Res 52:15673–15678. https ://doi.org/10.1021/ie402 421s
82. Wang Z, Yu J, Zhang X et al (2016) Large-scale and controllable synthesis of graphene quantum
dots from rice husk biomass: a comprehensive utilization strategy. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
8:1434–1439. https ://doi.org/10.1021/acsam i.5b106 60
83. Rodríguez-Padrón D, Algarra M, Tarelho LAC et al (2018) Catalyzed microwave-assisted preparation of carbon quantum dots from lignocellulosic residues. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 6:7200–7205.
https ://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.7b038 48
84. Wang S, Wang H, Zhang R et al (2018) Egg yolk-derived carbon: achieving excellent fluorescent
carbon dots and high performance lithium-ion batteries. J Alloys Compd 746:567–575. https ://doi.
org/10.1016/j.jallc om.2018.02.293
85. Jing S, Zhao Y, Sun RC et al (2019) Facile and high-yield synthesis of carbon quantum dots from
biomass-derived carbons at mild condition. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 7:7833–7843. https ://doi.
org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.9b000 27
86. Muñoz-Batista MJ, Rodriguez-Padron D, Puente-Santiago AR, Luque R (2018) Mechanochemistry: toward sustainable design of advanced nanomaterials for electrochemical energy storage and
catalytic applications. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 6:9530–9544. https ://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem
eng.8b017 16
87. Colmenares JC, Xu Y-J (2016) Heterogeneous photocatalysis from fundamentals to green applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
88. Francavilla M, Pineda A, Romero AA et al (2014) Efficient and simple reactive milling preparation of photocatalytically active porous ZnO nanostructures using biomass derived polysaccharides.
Green Chem 16:2876–2885. https ://doi.org/10.1039/C3GC4 2554A
89. Yang L, Li X, Wang Z et al (2017) Natural fiber templated TiO2 microtubes via a double soaking sol-gel route and their photocatalytic performance. Appl Surf Sci 420:346–354. https ://doi.
org/10.1016/j.apsus c.2017.05.168
90. Chen X, Kuo D-H, Lu D et al (2016) Synthesis and photocatalytic activity of mesoporous TiO2
nanoparticle using biological renewable resource of un-modified lignin as a template. Microporous
Mesoporous Mater 223:145–151. https ://doi.org/10.1016/J.MICRO MESO.2015.11.005
91. Wang H, Qiu X, Liu W, Yang D (2017) Facile preparation of well-combined lignin-based carbon/
ZnO hybrid composite with excellent photocatalytic activity. Appl Surf Sci 426:206–216. https ://
doi.org/10.1016/J.APSUS C.2017.07.112
92. Unni SM, George L, Bhange SN et al (2016) Valorization of coffee bean waste: a coffee bean waste
derived multifunctional catalyst for photocatalytic hydrogen production and electrocatalytic oxygen
reduction reactions. RSC Adv 6:82103–82111. https ://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra1 4907c
93. Rodríguez-Padrón D, Puente-Santiago AR, Luna-Lama F et al (2019) Versatile protein-templated
TiO2 nanocomposite for energy storage and catalytic applications. ACS Sustain Chem Eng 7:5329–
5337. https ://doi.org/10.1021/acssu schem eng.8b063 49
94. Antonetti E, Iaquaniello G, Salladini A et al (2017) Waste-to-chemicals for a circular economy:
the case of urea production (waste-to-urea). Chemsuschem 10:912–920. https ://doi.org/10.1002/
cssc.20160 1555
95. Babar S, Gavade N, Shinde H et al (2019) An innovative transformation of waste toner powder
into magnetic g-C3N4–Fe2O3 photocatalyst: sustainable e-waste management. J Environ Chem Eng
7:103041. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2019.10304 1
96. Yola ML, Eren T, Atar N (2014) A novel efficient photocatalyst based on TiO2 nanoparticles
involved boron enrichment waste for photocatalytic degradation of atrazine. Chem Eng J 250:288–
294. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.03.116
97. Colmenares JC, Lisowski P, Bermudez JM et al (2014) Unprecedented photocatalytic activity of
carbonized leather skin residues containing chromium oxide phases. Appl Catal B Environ 150–
151:432–437. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcat b.2013.12.038
27
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