Graphdiyne chelated AuNPs for ultrasensitive electrochemical detection of tyrosine.

Tyrosine (Tyr) is a kind of amino acid that can regulate emotions and stimulate the nervous system, and it is of great importance to realize its ultrasensitive detection. A unique material of graphdiyne chelated AuNPs (GDY@AuNPs) is designed and developed to realize high-performance electrochemical sensing of Tyr. GDY promotes the absorption of Tyr π-π interaction, and its CC strongly chelates with AuNPs for greatly improved sensitivity.

Nutrient removal efficiency in a rice-straw denitrifying bioreactor.

Rice straw was used as a carbon source in a denitrifying bioreactor, for the removal of nutrients from agricultural drainage. Nutrient removal efficiency was evaluated by: (a) nutrient loading rates (low, medium, and high); (b) hydraulic retention time, and (c) comparison with another carbon source (woodchip). The results show that concentrations of nitrate nitrogen (NO3(-)-N), ammonia nitrogen (NH4(+)-N), total nitrogen (TN), and orthophosphate phosphorus (PO4(3-)-P) in the rice-straw bioreactor effluents were reduced by 53%, 25%, 40%, and 35%, respectively, compared with influents at the medium nutrient loading rate (NO3(-)-N: 10-15 mg N L(-1), NH4(+)-N: 10-15 mg N L(-1), PO4(3-)-P: 1.