Soxhlet rinsing is favored environmentally and economically. Finally, we discuss the benefits involved in the suggested rinsing method and compare its profitability with traditional methods. Moreover, we test the electrochemical performances of reduced GO (rGO), the main final product of graphite-oxide. The quality of the produced GO is evaluated by Raman spectroscopy, X-Ray diffraction (XRD), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), elemental analysis, and electron microscopy. Since only the vapor of the solvent is used for washing, Soxhlet rinsing offers reuse of the same solvent for many automatic subsequent cycles, leading to considerable solvent savings, reducing pollutants and work time, and ensuring safer production. This study reveals an alternative method to rinse graphite-oxide using a Soxhlet extractor. Traditionally, the rinsing involves filtration or centrifugation both processes are extremely time-consuming, expensive, unsafe, and produce environmentally hazardous liquid waste in large volume. Proper rinsing is essential to obtain processable and applicable graphite-oxide. The procedure for converting graphite into GO includes two steps: oxidation and subsequent rinsing. Graphite-oxide (GO) is a valuable compound produced by the chemical oxidation of graphite.

Testing for bps using soxhlet extractor