Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Detection of picric acid in industrial effluents using multifunctional green fluorescent B/N-carbon quantum dots Subject The topic of the resource Boron/nitrogen co-doped; Carbon quantum dots; Forster resonance energy transfer (FRET); Picric acid; Vitro cell imaging Description An account of the resource Carbon quantum dots have recently gained widespread attention due to their excellent physicochemical features. The rapid escalation in the dumping of hazardous chemicals into water, spurred demand for developing efficient and selective sensors for toxic chemicals. Herein, we have developed a novel fluorescence sensor for picric acid which is a major pollutant in industrial effluents. The new strategy exploits the development of a fluorescence sensor based on N-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) followed by boron functionalization. The N-CQDs were synthesized in a rapid single-step microwave technique by employing L-serine and citric acid. Subsequent boron functionalization of N-CQDs was carried out using boric acid for the synthesis of Boron-nitrogen carbon quantum dots (B/N-CQDs). The B/N-CQDs were found to exhibit high quantum yield (24%), good water solubility, outstanding photostability features, and bright green fluorescence under UV light. The morphology of B/N-CQDs is spherical, with scattered particle sizes ranging from 2 to 8 nanometers. Furthermore, B/N-CQDs were found to be an effective fluorescence probe for the selective and sensitive detection of picric acid, with a good linear range of 37 nM-30 M and a detection limit of 1.8 nM. The Photoluminescence (PL) intensity of B/N-CQDs was selectively quenched by picric acid. The quenching mechanism was conclusively established using fluorescence lifetime decay studies. Moreover, the synthesized B/N-CQDs was successfully employed for the analysis of picric acid from industrial effluents and cell imaging with Hela cells to showcase the utility of the developed fluorescent probe. 2022 Elsevier Ltd Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource P K.; Cherian A.R.; Sirimahachai U.; Thadathil D.A.; Varghese A.; Hegde G. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol-10, No. 2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107209" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.107209</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122956028&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.jece.2022.107209&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=310cbafad2d41bcdd5b9c8758bedfe6e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122956028&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.jece.2022.107209&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=310cbafad2d41bcdd5b9c8758bedfe6e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 22133437 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant P K., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Cherian A.R., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Sirimahachai U., Center of Excellence for Innovation in Chemistry and Division of Physical Science, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, 90110, Songkhla, Thailand; Thadathil D.A., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Varghese A., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India; Hegde G., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India, Centre for Advanced Research and Development (CARD), CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India