High-yield preparation of graphene oxide from small graphite flakes via an improved Hummers method with a simple purification process

Carbon

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 826-834

  Chen, Ji ^a   Li, Yingru ^a   Huang, Liang ^a   Li, Chun ^a   Shi, Gaoquan ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; PURIFICATION;

GRAPHENE OXIDES; GRAPHITE FLAKES; HIGH QUALITY; HUMMERS METHOD; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; MASS PRODUCTION; PURIFICATION PROCEDURES; PURIFICATION PROCESS;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 84922752677     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.10.033     Document Type: Article

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