One-Step Green Hydrothermal Synthesis of Few-Layer Graphene Oxide from Humic Acid.

ABSTRACT: The conventional synthesis route of graphene oxide (GO^G), based on Hummers method, suffers from explosion risk, environmental concerns and a tedious synthesis process, which increases production costs and hinders its practical applications. Herein, we report a novel strategy for preparing few-layer graphene oxide (GO^H) from humic acid via simple hydrothermal treatment. The formation of GO^H is mainly attributed to the hydrolysis, oxidation and aromatization of humic acid under hydrothermal conditions. The as-prepared few-layer GO^H has typical morphology (thin and crumpled sheets with the thickness of ~3.2 nm), crystal structure (a Raman I_D/I_G ratio of 1.09) and chemical composition (an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) O

SUBMITTER: Huang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5923545 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature