Figure 13. Synthesis of highly oxidized yellow graphite oxide in a one-step process. Image 1: Graphite foil. Image 2: Formation of the Stage-1-GIC, incipient gas evolution at the electrode. Image 3: Yellowing due to the oxidation of the graphite. Image 4-8: Oxidation of the graphite in the further course of the reaction after 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes

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Rapid Synthesis of Yellow Graphite Oxide - One-Step Electrochemical Oxidation of Graphite in Organic Solvents

Andreas Schedy, Beau Matyas, Marco Oetken

World Journal of Chemical Education. 2019, 7(2), 109-119 doi:10.12691/wjce-7-2-11