▎ 摘 要
Herein, fabrication of a functionalized graphene aerogel (f-GA) from a biomass (pear fruit)-derived graphene aerogel (GA) is described. Functionalization showed a prominent effect that results in the improved adsorption capacity of f-GA compared to GA, and even better (similar to more than double) than commercially available activated carbon (AC). f-GA has been studied for the removal of three different model pollutant dyes, namely crystal violet (CV), methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RhB) and their mixtures, along with it also being used for dye removal from unknown real industrial samples. Moreover, a detailed comparative analysis showed the adsorption capacity of f-GA towards CV, MB, and RhB has been improved up to similar to 6, similar to 7, and similar to 10 times, respectively, compared to that of control GA. The recyclability of f-GA was also tested: it works for five cycles without losing its apparent performance.