Crude Oil Sensing using Carbon Nano Structures Synthetized from Phoenix Dactylifera L. Cellulose

This study reports on the crude oil-sensing using carbon nano structures (CNSs). A mixture of CNSs was obtained by a simple method of preparation using palm cellulose ash and nitric acid as precursors, the powder was characterized by x-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. The optical density of crude oil from Rhoud El-Baguel area (Southeast of Algeria) studied using UV-Vis spectroscopy, before and after adding an amount of CNSs powder to view the CNSs crude oil sensing and therefore a new method to determine the quality of crude oils and the comparison between them. Results show that CNSs prepared from palm cellulose ash have a good crystallinity and it is formed mainly from carbon nano dots (CNDs) with 4.32 Å in layers spacing and 7.4 Å in crystallite size, indicate that CNSs can be used as an excellent crude oil sensor.

• carbon nanostructures
• carbon nanodots
• date palm
• nitric acid treatment
• optical density
• crystallinity

• Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
• Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
• Petroleum Processing and Analysis
• carbon nanostructures
• carbon nanodots
• date palm
• nitric acid treatment
• optical density
• crystallinity
• Materials Chemistry
• Biomaterials
• Analytical Chemistry
• Materials Science
• Chemistry