Table 2. TGA data of GO sheet and amphiphiles-GO xerogels.
| Samples | Weight loss % at temperature | Major degradation temperature (Td) °C | Weight retention (%) at 600°C | ||||
| 200°C | 300°C | 400°C | 500°C | 600°C | |||
| GO sheet | 39.7 | 51.6 | 55.4 | 57.1 | 59.0 | 246.9 | 41.0 |
| C16Py-GO (DMF) | 28.1 | 48.7 | 57.2 | 59.8 | 60.5 | 229.2 | 39.5 |
| C16Py-GO (THF) | 24.8 | 76.0 | 81.8 | 84.5 | 86.6 | 215.1 | 13.4 |
| C16Py-GO (pyridine) | 19.4 | 59.4 | 64.9 | 67.2 | 68.3 | 219.1 | 31.7 |
| BPy-GO (DMF) | 34.8 | 57.8 | 70.1 | 73.0 | 73.1 | 233.0 | 26.9 |
| BPy-GO (cyclopentanone) | 11.7 | 45.1 | 55.5 | 57.0 | 59.6 | 222.8 | 40.4 |
| BPy-GO (THF) | 18.9 | 51.5 | 64.0 | 66.9 | 67.6 | 220.5 | 32.4 |
| CTAB-GO (DMF) | 17.3 | 54.0 | 61.3 | 66.0 | 68.8 | 229.2 | 31.2 |
| CTAB-GO (cyclopentanone) | 11.3 | 55.5 | 61.1 | 63.7 | 64.9 | 219.7 | 35.1 |
| CTAB-GO (cyclohexanone) | 14.2 | 50.1 | 56.9 | 60.8 | 61.3 | 218.1 | 38.7 |
| CTAB-GO (1,4-dioxane) | 9.6 | 51.5 | 56.0 | 57.3 | 59.7 | 217.2 | 40.3 |
| CTAB-GO (THF) | 20.7 | 60.8 | 68.5 | 72.1 | 72.2 | 228.0 | 27.8 |