Synthesis of the Exfoliated Graphite from Graphite Oxide

This article is devoted to investigation of the synthesis process of exfoliated graphite. Exfoliated graphite was obtained from graphite oxide using thermal exfoliation. Graphite oxide samples were synthesized using modified Hummers method. The influence of the synthesis process parameters such as heating rate, temperature, exposure time on the properties of graphite oxide were investigated. The as-received exfoliated graphite were tested as electrode for supercapacitors. The capacitance of the supercapacitors based on exfoliated graphite varied in a range of 17-129 F/g.