1.What is the different between Graphene nanoplate and Graphene?
2.Can we use both to prepare graphene oxide?
Graphene is a continuous film of 2 D carbon no matter the size. Graphene nanoplate is a plate of graphene with nanometric dimensions. Both of them can be used for graphene oxide preparation, but usually it is prepared from graphite by thermal expansion and ultrassound, chemical oxidative atack and ultraasound.
see B.C. Brodie, Ann. Chim. Phys. 59, 1860, 466.
C.K. Chua and M. Pumera, Chem. Soc. Rev. 43, 2014, 291. and my last publication
I agree with Dr. Mauro Francisco.
1. Graphene is a two dimensional continuous structures of carbon atoms having few number of layers, while graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) is irregular shape of carbon atoms having nano-meter range along more than one directions.. It is also said graphite like structure and it exhibits the properties of both graphene and graphite.
2. Yes you can prepare graphene oxide from both graphene and GNPs. You can either use above mentioned methods or wet chemical method to prepare graphene oxide.
I believe GNPs are far more better than graphene for applications like large scale production because it is easier to prepare GNPs than graphene, but it all depends upon where you want to go..
graphene nanoplates are nano-size graphene and graphene is the mother of all carbon allotropes family (2d ). you can oxidize both but depending on the quality of the graphene (starting graphite ) you will get different degree of oxidation (imperfections of c-c bands are potential seed for oxidation )
and have this in mind it depends what is your application as a nanofilter graphene oxide nanoplates proved to be very interesting to study
Yes,you can use both of them for oxidation.........................depending on the starting materials your oxidized product will be different(number of oxigenated functionalities on graphene sgeets).
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