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Synthesis, Characterization and Models of Graphene Oxide

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Graphene Oxide in Environmental Remediation Process

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The chapter gives an overview of the most important synthetic methods to produce graphene oxide via wet chemistry. Brodie-Staudenmaier-Hummers and free-water based approaches are reported and where it is considered the influence of synthesis on the graphene oxide structure. Physical chemical and morphological characterisations are described in the second part of the chapter. In the last section, details of theoretical calculation and modelling of graphene oxide structures are presented.

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    Flavio Pendolino

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Pendolino, F., Armata, N. (2017). Synthesis, Characterization and Models of Graphene Oxide. In: Graphene Oxide in Environmental Remediation Process. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60429-9_2

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