PMID- 36607389 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20230202 LR - 20230202 IS - 1477-9234 (Electronic) IS - 1477-9226 (Linking) VI - 52 IP - 5 DP - 2023 Jan 31 TI - A non-heat-source process for preparing graphene oxide with low energy consumption. PG - 1268-1276 LID - 10.1039/d2dt03225b [doi] AB - As the most widely used method for preparing graphene oxide (GO), Hummers' method always involves a key step, that is adding water to concentrated sulfuric acid. We found that if this process is cancelled, the oxidation degree of GO will be significantly reduced. This means that the heat released during concentrated sulfuric acid dilution will promote further oxidation of GO. In this paper, we fully utilize the heat released during concentrated sulfuric acid dilution to develop a new non-heat-source process without any low-/high-temperature auxiliar, exponentially reducing the energy consumption and largely avoiding the frequent temperature control. The result shows that GO prepared by Hummers' method and that prepared by the proposed process show a similar structure, composition, morphology, and defect degree. Meanwhile, the corresponding reduced GO (rGO) obtained after reduction shows similar capacitive behavior. Their specific capacitances are 243.6 F g(-1) and 240.3 F g(-1) at 1 A g(-1), respectively, and they both have a long-term cycling performance (with a 100% capacitance retention after 10 000 cycles at 30 A g(-1)). This study provides a new strategy for the preparation of GO with low energy consumption. FAU - Xiong, Bingxue AU - Xiong B AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China. xiangbin@cqu.edu.cn. AD - Chongqing Yuanhao Technology Co., Ltd, Chongqing 400044, China. AD - Department of Radiology, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China. 329806620@qq.com. FAU - Zou, Xuefeng AU - Zou X AD - Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China. deng@gznc.edu.cn. FAU - Wei, Shicheng AU - Wei S AD - National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, Academy of Armored Force Engineering, Beijing 100072, China. FAU - Wang, Bo AU - Wang B AD - National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, Academy of Armored Force Engineering, Beijing 100072, China. FAU - Liang, Yi AU - Liang Y AD - National Key Laboratory for Remanufacturing, Academy of Armored Force Engineering, Beijing 100072, China. FAU - Jiang, Wencai AU - Jiang W AD - Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China. deng@gznc.edu.cn. FAU - Xiang, Bin AU - Xiang B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7026-5782 AD - School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China. xiangbin@cqu.edu.cn. AD - Chongqing Yuanhao Technology Co., Ltd, Chongqing 400044, China. FAU - Deng, Mingsen AU - Deng M AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3331-3850 AD - Guizhou Provincial Key Laboratory of Computational Nano-Material Science, Guizhou Education University, Guiyang 550018, China. deng@gznc.edu.cn. FAU - Zheng, Helin AU - Zheng H AD - Department of Radiology, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400014, China. 329806620@qq.com. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230131 PL - England TA - Dalton Trans JT - Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) JID - 101176026 SB - IM EDAT- 2023/01/07 06:00 MHDA- 2023/01/07 06:01 CRDT- 2023/01/06 11:13 PHST- 2023/01/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/01/07 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2023/01/06 11:13 [entrez] AID - 10.1039/d2dt03225b [doi] PST - epublish SO - Dalton Trans. 2023 Jan 31;52(5):1268-1276. doi: 10.1039/d2dt03225b.