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Biomolecule-Driven Supramolecular Gelation of Graphene Oxide: A Sustainable Route to Graphene–Metal Nanohybrid Gels with Catalytic Efficiency

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2025.34361
Abhijit Biswas
Department of Chemistry, Krishnagar Government College, Krishnagar-741101, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2314-7796

Corresponding Author(s) : Abhijit Biswas

biswas.abhijit5@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 37 No. 9 (2025): Vol 37 Issue 9, 2025

Abstract

A sustainable and efficient approach has been developed for the fabrication of graphene-based nanohybrid gels via supramolecular gelation of graphene oxide (GO) using uric acid as a biologically relevant cross-linker. Gelation occurred under mild aqueous conditions through non-covalent interactions between uric acid and oxygenated functional groups on GO. The resulting GO-based gel was subsequently transformed into a graphene-based nanohybrid gel embedded with noble metal nanoparticles (Au, Ag) through in situ co-reduction using ascorbic acid as an environmentally benign reducing agent. Comprehensive structural and morphological analyses confirmed the retention of the gel network post-reduction and the uniform distribution of metal nanoparticles. Among the synthesized materials, the Au nanoparticle containing graphene-based gel exhibited excellent catalytic activity in the reduction of 4-nitrophenol, demonstrating high efficiency, structural stability and recyclability. This work presents a green and scalable strategy for developing functional soft materials, offering significant potential for applications in catalysis and nanomaterial-based technologies.

Keywords

Graphene Uric acid Green synthesis Gel Nanoparticles Catalysis
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Biswas, A. Biomolecule-Driven Supramolecular Gelation of Graphene Oxide: A Sustainable Route to Graphene–Metal Nanohybrid Gels With Catalytic Efficiency. ajc 2025, 37, 2258-2264.
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