Current Situation and Progress of Graphene Oxide Composites

Abstract

Graphene oxide (GO) has wide applications and development prospects in the functional composites owing to its many unique properties, such as two-dimensional structure and large theoretical specific surface areas as well as hydrophilic and polarized interface. The present situation and progress of the graphene oxide composites used in reinforcing and toughening, adsorption separation, photocatalysis and biological medicine were introduced in this paper. The mechanism of producing reinforcing and toughening of polymer and cement based composites caused by forming regular and ordered microstructure regulated with GO nanosheets was mainly summerized. Meanwhile, application principle of the GO composites in the field of adsorption, photocatalysis and biological medicine were analyzed. Finally, the application and development trend of GO composites in reinforcing and toughness as well as adsorption and photocatalysis were pointed out.

Keywords

• graphene oxide
• composite material
• microstructure
• reinforcing and toughening
• photocatalytic degradation