Future of Carbon Materials in Environmental Analysis

The remarkable mechanical, optical, and electrochemical capabilities of green carbon-based materials have drawn considerable interest, making them excellent contenders for the forthcoming generation in environmental applications. The objective of this chapter is to focus on the syntheses and functionalization strategies of sustainable green carbon-based materials for sensing, adsorption, photocatalysis of various emerging pollutants. Recovery and recycling of the spent materials have also been covered in this chapter, along with a substantial emphasis on the reproducibility of the results. Then overviews on the challenges and way forward solutions for advancing with green carbon-based materials have been provided. It is anticipated that the chapter would open new doors towards the development of effective green carbon-based materials for environmental applications.