A green approach for the reduction of graphene oxide nanosheets using non-aromatic amino acids |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Golestan University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran;2. Department of Surface Coatings and Corrosion, Institute for Color Science and Technology, P.O. Box 16765-654, Tehran, Iran;1. Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Budh Nagar 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India;2. Knowledge Centre for Materials Chemistry (KCMC), Institute for Materials Research and Innovation (IMRI), University of Bolton, BL3 5AB, UK;3. Department of Physics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Gautam Budh Nagar 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India;4. Department of Condensed Matter Physics and Material Sciences, S. N. Bose National Centre, Block JD, Sector III, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700098, India |
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| Abstract: | A simple and green chemistry approach for the preparation of reduced graphene oxide nanosheets through the reduction of graphene oxide (GO) using non-aromatic and thiol-free amino acids as the reductant was successfully demonstrated. l-Aspartic acid and valine amino acids were used as models to prove that the reduction method is generic to other amino acids. The significance of the proposed method is that it eliminates the use of toxic and harmful chemicals to humans and the environment, which makes it compatible for the large-scale production of graphene. Reduced GO nanosheets showed good stability in aqueous dispersions due to the strong electrostatic repulsion on the graphene surface. Structural studies confirmed the deoxygenation of GO from the loss of hydroxyl, carbonyl and epoxy groups, and preparation of graphene sheets between 20 and 70 nm suitable for broad biomedical applications. |
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