Affiliation:
1. VNU-HCM Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Processing (Key CEPP Lab) Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT) 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
2. Faculty of Chemical Engineering Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT) 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
3. Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) Linh Trung Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
Abstract
AbstractRecently, though graphene oxide (GO) has shown promising applications in many fields, there have not been many studies focusing on exploiting the source of synthetic precursors of GO. Herein, GO was synthesized from the cellulose of corncob by corncob alkalization, bleaching cellulose, pyrolysis, and improved Hummer's method. It was found that pyrolysis plays an important role in the graphitization of cellulose precursors with the catalyst Fe(NO3)3 to form Gi‐Fe(NO3)3. The GO material synthesized from Gi‐Fe(NO3)3 was characterized by advanced analytical methods. The X‐ray diffraction pattern of Gi‐Fe(NO3)3 shows the formation of a diffraction peak at the crystal plane (002), which is characteristic of the graphite material. The synthesized GO underwent a series of changes in material structure and morphology, which are confirmed via transmission electron microscopy images showing a plate‐like structure with folds represented by the dark line. This study demonstrates a sustainable approach that directly utilizes abundant biomass resources for the synthesis of GO material.