Frontiers in Chemistry (Jun 2019)

Advances in Microwave-Assisted Production of Reduced Graphene Oxide

  • Xinxin Xie,
  • Xinxin Xie,
  • Yanping Zhou,
  • Yanping Zhou,
  • Kama Huang,
  • Kama Huang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00355
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7

Abstract

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Efficient reduction of graphene oxide to obtain high-quality graphene nanosheets is desirable for energy storage, catalysis, electronics and environmental remediation. In this brief review, we mainly focus on the microwave-assisted production of reduced graphene oxide in three categories: (1) microwave-assisted chemical reduction of graphene oxide; (2) microwave-assisted thermal reduction of graphene oxide; (3) microwave-assisted simultaneous thermal exfoliation & thermal reduction of graphite oxide. We also summarize common techniques for characterizing reduction efficiency and quality of as-obtained rGO.

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