Grapheneis a kind of unique two-dimensional carbon material. For its high surface area, easily dispersed, easy functionalization and excellent chemical stability, it has been widespread concerned in the catalytic field. Catalytic applications of graphene-based composite materials are important research direction. Currently, the graphene-based catalyst material not only used in photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, but also has made great progress in terms of Suzuki, hydrogenation and oxidation. In this paper, we make the relevant discussion on the synthetic route graphene-based materials. The development, application and catalytic properties of graphene-based catalyst present were reviewed. ©, 2015, Journal of Functional Materials. All right reserved.