Study on the microcrystal cellulose and the derived 2D graphene and relative carbon materials

In this section the three MCC precursors are first carbonized in tube furnace at temperature 800 °C to 1400 °C in nitrogen atomosphere, respectively, then measured and characterized.

Carbonization of sMCC

The carbon product, carbonized from sMCC at tempereture1400 °C for 1 h, is labeled as sMCC-C. A notable phenomenon is that the sMCC-derived carbon sMCC-C keeps the shape and architecture of its precursor sMCC. The SEM images of sMCC-C in Fig. 5a and b are like dried petals of rose, very similar to its precursor sMCC in Fig. 1b.