Biomass based carbon quantum dots in sensor applications: a review (2021–2025)

Elyor Berdimurodov, Khasan Berdimuradov, Ashish Kumar, Abhinay Thakur, Kamila Rashidova, Jasur Tursunqulov, Khudaybergan Polvonov, Alisher Ishankulov, Nafosat Oramova, Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei, Bobirmirzo Khasanov, Rasulbek Eshmetov · 2026

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Elyor Berdimurodov and colleagues reviewed five years of progress in turning plant waste into glowing sensor particles. Their review appeared in Bioresources and Bioprocessing in 2026. Carbon quantum dots cooked from fruit peels, leaves, and farm waste fluoresce brightly and cost little to make. Between 2021 and 2025, researchers refined recipes using heated water, microwaves, and pyrolysis, sometimes finishing in ten minutes.

The dots come out a few nanometers wide, partly graphitic, and their glow can be tuned by what they are made from and what they are doped with. Sensors built on them detect iron at extremely low levels, spot antibiotics through glow changes, and catch farm and household chemicals such as glyphosate, ammonia, and formaldehyde. Selectivity and sensitivity rival conventional quantum dots without the toxic metals. The authors call biomass dots a sustainable platform ready for wider sensing use. Remaining work centers on standardization and real-world samples.

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CREATORElyor Berdimurodov, Khasan Berdimuradov, Ashish Kumar, Abhinay Thakur, Kamila Rashidova, Jasur Tursunqulov, Khudaybergan Polvonov, Alisher Ishankulov, Nafosat Oramova, Ahmad Hosseini-Bandegharaei, Bobirmirzo Khasanov, Rasulbek Eshmetov
YEAR2026
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LICENSECC BY 4.0
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SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13243163

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