In this work, lemon and onion biomasses commonly found in street markets are for the first time used to develop a facile, fast and low-cost one-step microwave-assisted carbonization method for synthesis of highly fluo...In this work, lemon and onion biomasses commonly found in street markets are for the first time used to develop a facile, fast and low-cost one-step microwave-assisted carbonization method for synthesis of highly fluorescent carbon dots (CDs). The structure and optical properties of CDs were investigated by TEM, XRD, XRF, UV-Vis, FTIR, and fluorescence spectroscopy. CDs displayed satisfactory optical pro-prieties, a high quantum yield of 23.6%, and excellent water solubility, and the particle size was 4.23-8.22 nm with an average diameter of 6.15 nm. An efficient fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) between the CDs and riboflavin was achieved with CDs acting as donor and riboflavin as acceptor. A linear relationship between FRET and the riboflavin concentration from 0.10 to 3.0 μg/mL was observed, allowing the development of an accurate and fast analytical method to determine this vitamin in multivitamin/mineral supplements. Despite the potential interferences in these supplements, CDs were selective for riboflavin under optimized conditions. A paired t-test at a 95% confidence level indicated no statistically significant difference between the proposed and the reference methods. Recovery test presented values ranged from 96.0% to 101.4%. The limit of detection and relative standard deviation were estimated at 1.0 ng/mL and <2.6% (n = 3), respectively. CDs were successfully synthesized in a domestic microwave oven (1450 W, 6 min), presenting satisfactory parameters when compared with results of other studies reported in the literature, suggesting that the proposed method is a potentially useful method for the synthesis of CDs and determination of riboflavin.展开更多
The development of modern fertilizers has broken the theoretical framework of traditional mineral nutrition theory,and it is urgent to take theoretical considerations.Many years of the research and development practic...The development of modern fertilizers has broken the theoretical framework of traditional mineral nutrition theory,and it is urgent to take theoretical considerations.Many years of the research and development practice of new fertilizer products have provided a lot of research materials and scientific basis for the development of modern plant nutrition theory,in which the organic carbon is a major research field.This paper introduced the unique advantages of organic carbon nutrition,made clear the differences among organic fertilizer,organic nitrogen and organic carbon,and pointed out that apart from"replenishing carbon by the air(CO2)",it is of great theoretical significance and practical value to exploit a new way for fertilizing and supplementing carbon.展开更多
文摘In this work, lemon and onion biomasses commonly found in street markets are for the first time used to develop a facile, fast and low-cost one-step microwave-assisted carbonization method for synthesis of highly fluorescent carbon dots (CDs). The structure and optical properties of CDs were investigated by TEM, XRD, XRF, UV-Vis, FTIR, and fluorescence spectroscopy. CDs displayed satisfactory optical pro-prieties, a high quantum yield of 23.6%, and excellent water solubility, and the particle size was 4.23-8.22 nm with an average diameter of 6.15 nm. An efficient fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET) between the CDs and riboflavin was achieved with CDs acting as donor and riboflavin as acceptor. A linear relationship between FRET and the riboflavin concentration from 0.10 to 3.0 μg/mL was observed, allowing the development of an accurate and fast analytical method to determine this vitamin in multivitamin/mineral supplements. Despite the potential interferences in these supplements, CDs were selective for riboflavin under optimized conditions. A paired t-test at a 95% confidence level indicated no statistically significant difference between the proposed and the reference methods. Recovery test presented values ranged from 96.0% to 101.4%. The limit of detection and relative standard deviation were estimated at 1.0 ng/mL and <2.6% (n = 3), respectively. CDs were successfully synthesized in a domestic microwave oven (1450 W, 6 min), presenting satisfactory parameters when compared with results of other studies reported in the literature, suggesting that the proposed method is a potentially useful method for the synthesis of CDs and determination of riboflavin.
基金Supported by State Key Research and Development Program of Ministry of Science and Technology"Screening and Efficient Application Technology for New Efficient Fertilizer"(2018YFD0200300).
文摘The development of modern fertilizers has broken the theoretical framework of traditional mineral nutrition theory,and it is urgent to take theoretical considerations.Many years of the research and development practice of new fertilizer products have provided a lot of research materials and scientific basis for the development of modern plant nutrition theory,in which the organic carbon is a major research field.This paper introduced the unique advantages of organic carbon nutrition,made clear the differences among organic fertilizer,organic nitrogen and organic carbon,and pointed out that apart from"replenishing carbon by the air(CO2)",it is of great theoretical significance and practical value to exploit a new way for fertilizing and supplementing carbon.