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Tuning of surface wettability of RGO-based aerogels for various adsorbates in water using different amino acids
Wenjun Liu1, Yongke Wang, Zhaohui Li
1Research Institute of Photocatalysis, State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China. zhaohuili1969@yahoo.com.
Abstract:
RGO-based aerogels with varied and controllable surface wettability were fabricated using different amino acids. Hydrophobic cys-RGO aerogels prepared by L-cysteine exhibited an outstanding adsorption toward oils and organic solvents, while hydrophilic lys-RGO aerogels obtained from L-lysine can be used as adsorbents for heavy metal ions in water.

