Aramid textile with near-infrared laser-induced graphene for efficient adsorption materials

Porous carbon materials show great application potential in the field of adsorption. However, the preparation process of carbon adsorption materials relies on high temperature, high energy consumption, many steps, and long time. Most of them exist in the form of powder or block, and the practical application scenarios are limited and difficult to recycle. In this study, based on in-situ carbonization of polymer precursor, we directly generated laser-induced graphene (LIG) on the surface of commercial aramid textile using a low-energy near-infrared laser in air, and prospected the application prospect of the prepared aramid/graphene textile in the field of adsorption. Under a certain laser energy, the photothermal reaction promotes the breaking of the CO and CN bonds in the surface layer of the aramid fiber, and reorganizes into a graphene structure at an instantaneous high temperature, while the overall flexible structure of the textile was not destroyed. Further, adsorption materials based on the as-prepared aramid/graphene textiles were also designed, including VOC-adsorbing textile in air and dye-adsorbing textile in water. Using low-energy near-infrared laser to directly achieve LIG writing in commercial textiles under air condition will provide an efficient, environmentally friendly, and designable direction for the large-scale fabrication of textile adsorption products.