Laboratory for Energy Materials and Sustainability, Department of Green Energy Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry605014, India
Graphene and graphene-based materials exhibit exclusive features for enormous applicability in the fields of biological and environmental sciences. It represents superior properties of mechanical, electrical, thermal, etc. which led it to achieve efficiency in several valuable applications. In this review work, the main emphasis has been conferred towards the structural configuration and characteristics of graphene-based nanomaterials for sustainable applications. The emerging biological applications of graphene oxide based nanomaterials have been revealed. Also, graphene-based nanomaterials have deliberated proficiency in water treatment. A recent development has attracted graphene-based nanomaterials for sustainable harvesting of microalgae biomass without any detrimental consequence on health and the environment. In a conflicting feature, the impact of graphene oxide and its composites on health and the environment has been discussed for risk assessment. The concluding remark and future perspective have convinced its applicability toward the enormous sustainable applications.