Future Perspectives on Zeolite/Graphene Oxide Composite Synthesis and Applications

Graphene research continues to advance into many territories, and in this study, an exhaustive analysis of the fabrication and performance of zeolite/graphene composites is attempted for the first time. Apart from zeolite/graphene applications, the potential of graphene composites with other materials has been presented. Future perspectives and challenges have been presented extensively to enable researchers to explore the synergy of graphene composites for various unexplored applications. Carbon atoms are arranged in a two-dimensional plate-like pattern to produce the hexagonal network-shaped material known as graphene, which has a material thickness of one atom. Zeolites are frequently employed widely as heterogeneous catalysts in a variety of chemical industries due to their enormous surface area and constant pore size. Recently, scientists have worked to better understand how graphene and zeolite work together as a composite catalyst. The removal of dyes, the adsorption of heavy metal ions, electrochemical capacitors and sensors, oil purification, microbial fuel cells, and reverse osmosis membranes were among the potential uses for zeolite/graphene oxide composites that were investigated in earlier studies. The aforementioned applications show how versatile zeolite/graphene oxide composites are. In addition to summarizing earlier studies on the techniques for synthesizing graphene with common zeolites, this study has also taken historical data to demonstrate improvements in the use of zeolite/graphene composites in diverse industrial applications. There is, nevertheless, a lot of potential for the study of zeolite/graphene composites because the bulk of applications use zeolites and graphene oxide as distinct components. Again, this study has explored the composite potential of graphene with other materials in energy storage, fuel cracking and adsorption applications. This study provides a comprehensive review of the synergistic benefits of graphene composites and its future opportunities and challenges.