Shenyang Agricultural University researchers used cellulose-derived carbon quantum dots to decorate CdS, nearly doubling visible-light hydrogen production in lab tests.
Shenyang Agricultural University has come up with a groundbreaking photocatalyst that turns plant biomass into a powerhouse for hydrogen production. They’ve developed a process that converts cellulose into tiny carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and then attaches them to cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles. The results? Almost double the hydrogen output when using visible light compared to the unmodified stuff. That’s pretty impressive!
How Can Cellulose-Derived Carbon Dots Supercharge Clean Hydrogen Production?
So, here’s the scoop: traditional CdS photocatalysts are great at soaking up visible light, but they tend to deal with a lot of drawbacks like rapid electron-hole recombination and photocorrosion,…
