CARBON NANOPARTICLES(CNP)PRODUCTION USING SOLVENT ASSISTED HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION(SA-HTC)

摘要

In the last decades,new carbonaceous materials have appeared,they stand out for their excellent physicochemical properties that make them ideal for applications such as:bioimage,solar cells,ion sensors,controlled release of drugs,adsorption,supercapacitors,and photocatalysis.These new materials are the Carbon Nanoparticles(CNP)that can have a spherical,ellipsoidal or tubular shape and within this group are:fullerene,graphene,graphene oxide,nanotubes,nanowires,nanofibers,nanodiamonds,nanospheres,hybrid materials and Carbon Quantum Dots(CQDs).CNP are high interest because they are non-toxic and have luminescent properties equal to or better than semiconductor nanomaterials based on metals such as cadmium,selenium,tellurium or lead.Also,they are photobleaching resistant and easily water dispersed.They have a chemical surface that can be functionalized,giving them chemical stability,biocompatibility and characteristics to be used as photocatalyst.Its synthesis is relatively easy and cost effective.