Table 1.

Reported rGO surface areas in literature depending on GO preparation method, exfoliation method (thermal or chemical), target heating temperature and heating rates.

GO prep. method	Exfoliation	Target Temp. [°C]	Heating rate, K/min	N2 BET area, m2/g	Ref.
Hummers	Thermal	300 to 900	10 to 1590	350 to 400	Current study
Hummers	Thermal	700	5	390	[22]
		1000	5	300	[22]
		2000	5	140	[22]
Hummers	Thermal	1000	preheated furnace	533	[23]
Hummers	Thermal	900	preheated furnace, vacuum assisted	809	[35]
Hummers	Thermal	900	preheated furnace, vacuum assisted	763	[34]
Hummers	Thermal	200	vacuum assisted	368	[39]
		300	vacuum assisted	370	[39]
		400	vacuum assisted	382	[39]
Hummers	Thermal	300	10	300	[21]
Hummers	Thermal	800	5	466	[28]
Hummers	Thermal	1050	preheated furnace	351	[37]
Hummers	Thermal	200	1	30	[24]
Hummers		200	5	144	[24]
Hummers		200	50	580	[24]
Hummers	Thermal	135	vacuum assisted	350 – 490	[8]
Brodie	Thermal	700	5	660	[22]
		1000	5	570	[22]
		2000	5	140	[22]
Brodie	Thermal	1000	preheated furnace	626	[23]
Brodie	Thermal	350	2.5–10	550	[41]
Hofmann	Thermal	1000	preheated furnace	781	[23]
Hofmann	Thermal	1050		925	[47]
Hofmann	Thermal	135 to 145	vacuum assisted	758	[38]
Staudenmaier	Thermal	1000	preheated furnace	25	[23]
Staudenmaier	Thermal	1050	preheated furnace	600 – 900	[20]
Staudenmaier	Thermal	1050	>2000	700 – 1500	[31]
Staudenmaier	Thermal	1000	preheated furnace	540	[48]
Tour	Thermal	1000	preheated furnace	579	[23]
Hummers	Chemical			520	[14]
Brodie	Chemical			13.7	[23]
Hofmann	Chemical			25	[23]
Hummers	Chemical			247	[23]
Staudenmaier	Chemical			5.5	[23]
Tour	Chemical			560	[23]