Materials science work uses cassava waste to produce nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots combined with TiO2 to study the degradation of antibiotics using solar energy and analyze the structure with XPS and XAS.
Key findings
- Increase the value of waste materials from the cassava industry
- photocatalyst design For managing antibiotics in water with light
- Use XPS and XAS techniques to describe the structure and electronic properties of materials.
Why this matters globally
Connecting the circular economy to the problem of pharmaceutical contaminants in water which is an environmental problem in many countries
Thai researcher contribution
A team from Khon Kaen University and the Synchrotron Light Research Institute joins in advanced material development and structural analysis. The work was supported by the research fund of Khon Kaen University.
Limitations to consider
Laboratory-scale results still require evaluation of the material's effectiveness, durability, cost, and impact in real water before expanding its use.