The work aims to review the structure of graphene and the research progress of its applications, so as to provide ideas and foundation for the application of graphene in the research field of packaging. Through analysis and summary of the related domestic and overseas literatures in recent years, the research progress of graphene in supercapacitor, actuator and oil-water separation functional film was introduced and the effects of its macrostructure and microstructure constructions on all kinds of application performances were discussed. The synergistic effect between graphene and functional nano fillers and polymer composites, or the composite sponge had good performances in various application fields. Graphene will be widely used in active packaging and smart packaging.