Advances in Graphene/Inorganic Nanoparticle Composites for Catalytic Applications
Syed Farooq Adil, Muhammad Ashraf, Mujeeb Khan, Mohamed E. Assal, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, Mufsir Kuniyil, Abdulrahman Al‐Warthan, Mohammed Rafiq H. Siddiqui, Wolfgang Tremel, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir
Abstract
Graphene-based nanocomposites with inorganic (metal and metal oxide) nanoparticles leads to materials with high catalytic activity for a variety of chemical transformations. Graphene and its derivatives such as graphene oxide, highly reduced graphene oxide, or nitrogen-doped graphene are excellent support materials due to their high surface area, their extended π-system, and variable functionalities for effective chemical interactions to fabricate nanocomposites. The ability to fine-tune the surface composition for desired functionalities enhances the versatility of graphene-based nanocomposites in catalysis. This review summarizes the preparation of graphene/inorganic NPs based nanocomposites and their use in catalytic applications. We discuss the large-scale synthesis of graphene-based nanomaterials. We have also highlighted the interfacial electronic communication between graphene/inorganic nanoparticles and other factors resulting in increased catalytic efficiencies.