Jeon, Junmo Choi, Minsik Kim, Seul Bi Seo, Tae Hoon Ku, Bon-Cheol Ryu, Seongwoo Park, Ji Hun Kim, Young-Kwan 2024-01-19T13:34:20Z 2024-01-19T13:34:20Z 2021-10-21 2021-10 1226-086X https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/116361 This paper demonstrates eggshell membrane protein hydrolysate (ESMH), a critical food waste worldwide, can be harnessed as a multifunctional agent for eco-friendly reduction and functionalization of graphene oxide (GO) based on its diverse and abundant functional groups. The resulting GO reduced and functionalized with ESMH (ESMH-RGO) exhibits an aqueous dispersibility and applicability as a 2-dimensional support for synthesis of catalytic Au nanoparticles (Au NPs) with a high density. The AuNPs synthesized on ESMH-RGO (AuNPs@ESMH-RGO) presents a high catalytic activity for conversion of environmental pollutant (4-nitrophenol) to an industrially useful raw material (4-aminophenol). Those results clearly indicate that ESMH has a strong potential in environmental and materials chemistry. (c) 2021 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. English 한국공업화학회 Eggshell membrane hydrolysate as a multi-functional agent for synthesis of functionalized graphene analogue and its catalytic nanocomposites Article 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.07.010 1 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, v.102, pp.233 - 240 Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 102 233 240 N scie scopus kci 000685358600004 2-s2.0-85111502119 Chemistry, Multidisciplinary Engineering, Chemical Chemistry Engineering Article SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION REDUCTION OXIDE OPTIMIZATION NANOSHEETS GRAPHITE Eggshell membrane Graphene oxide Nanoparticles Nanocomposites Catalyst