The invention discloses mixed liquor for preparing an elastic hydrophobic carbon 
nano tube and 
graphene compound 
aerogel. The mixed liquor consists of the following components in parts by weight: 0.1to 15 parts of oxidized 
graphene, 0.01 to 9 parts of carboxyl carbon nano tubes, 0.0001 to 0.1 part of a cross-linking agent, 0.0005 to 0.5 part of an alkaline 
reducing agent and 2000 parts of deionized water. The method for preparing the carboxyl carbon 
nano tube and 
graphene compound 
aerogel from the components comprises the following steps: (1) preparing a homogeneous water solution of oxidizedgraphene, carboxyl carbon nano tubes, the 
reducing agent and polymers; (2) preparing a carbon 
nano tube and graphene hydrogel through one-step hydrothermal reduction; and (3) carrying out 
dialysis and soaking treatment, and after 
drying, obtaining the carbon nano tube and graphene 
aerogel. According to the aerogel prepared in the invention, the 
mechanical property of the aerogel is improved, thespecific surface area of the aerogel is increased, and the aerogel can be used in the fields of 
dye absorption, catalytic carriers, variable resistors and the like; the density is just 1.2 to 15.8 mg / cm<3>, the hydrophobic angle is greater than 90 degrees, and the compression rate is 10% to 80%; and due to hydrophobic property and 
selective adsorption of the aerogel, the aerogel can be widely applied to treatment of 
oily wastewater and 
organic matter wastewater.