<![CDATA[Synthesis of graphene oxide (GO) with the Tour method has been studied. In this procedure, phosphoric acid was mixed with sulfuric acid in the ratio of 1:9, and then potassium permanganate and graphite with the ratio of 6:1 was added in an ice bath at the variation of oxidation times of 1, 7 and 24 h and temperatures of 40, 50 and 60 °C. The GOs were characterized by UV–Visible spectroscopy, Fourier Transform InfraRed (FT-IR) spectroscopy, X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive X-Ray (SEM-EDX), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The results show that the GO oxidized at 40 °C for 7 h (GO-7-40) has been successfully formed indicating that GO-7-40 is the most efficient GO. The GO-7-40 is characterized by a peak at 2θ = 10.89° in the XRD diffractogram, resulting calculation of the average distance between graphene layer (d) of 0.81 nm. The average number of graphene layers (n) is 4, the oxidation level (C/O) is 1.50 according to EDX data, λmax at 226 nm attributes to π→π* transitions of C=C bond in UV-Vis spectrum, and the functional groups such as O-H, C=C, C-OH, and C-OC are observed in FT-IR spectrum.]]>
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