Fast and Facile Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets for Commercial Purposes

Everyday growth of the application of Graphene, Graphene oxide, and other materials based on graphene causes a huge demand for finding commercial and straightforward methods for synthesizing this valuable compound. Today, there are several laboratory methods for synthesizing graphene oxide nanosheets that researchers around the world use. The ability to produce on a large scale and industrially with many of these methods is a significant challenge due to the use of expensive raw materials or the production of toxic substances in the production process. The presence of these poisonous substances in the production cycle creates environmental issues. This study aimed to find an easy and inexpensive way to produce graphene oxide on an industrial scale that does not produce toxic substances, or the amount of their occurrence is minimal during the production process. In this study, graphene oxide nanosheets have been synthesized successfully by a straightforward and nontoxic method that produces no hazardous materials during the synthesizing process. The samples were analyzed using several techniques: X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, UV-Visible spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Comparing the results with the other researchers’ works confirmed synthesizing high-quality graphene oxide nanosheets. Due to the simple and environment-friendly method, which produces no hazardous materials during the production process, the method may quickly develop for the commercial production of graphene oxide. In other words, the research proposes a new and ideal method for large-scale synthesizing graphene oxide nanosheets for commercial purposes with the lowest environmental issues.