Eco-Friendly Bottom-Up Strategy for Preparation High-Quality Reduced Graphene Oxide

In order to prepare reduced graphene oxide (rGO), graphene oxide (GO) was first made using the modified Hummers' method. Green reduction was then carried out using excess of olive leaf extract (OLE). Oleuropein, one of the polyphenolic chemicals included in this extract, is essential to the reduction process. In addition to being eco-friendly, this process produced 1.17 g of reduced graphene oxide from 1.0 g of graphite, which resulted in a discernible increase in the mass of the final graphene. This raises the possibility of both reduction and development in the carbon framework. This mass growth environmentally friendly method creates opportunities for the synthesis of high-quality, water-dispersible graphene functionalized with active groups, which can be used in a lot purposes.