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This work explores the green, convenient and one-pot preparation of Iron- graphite oxide nanocomposite. A series of measurements like X-ray powder diffraction analysis (XRD) was carried out to identity the crystalline structure and phase of the synthesized sample. The surface morphological features, crystal structure and basic chemical elements of synthesized nanocomposite were analysed using SEM and EDAX analysis. A study is carried out for the application of synthesized nanocomposites for the electrochemical degradation of a carcinogenic textile dye, Deep Green 474, in an electrochemical cell having carbon electrodes. The dye decoloration of 99.8% takes place in the presence of 0.003g/L of GO, at a current density of 0.04A/cm2. The results indicated that the synthesized nanocomposite has high dye removal capacity with good reusability. Therefore, the obtained nanocomposite from this facile one-pot synthesis method exhibit great potential in biological and environmental remediation.