In situ TEM and synchrotron SAXS/WAXS study on the impact of different iron salts on iron-catalysed graphitization of cellulose

Carbon materials are essential for emerging energy applications and there is a pressing need to be able to produce carbons with controlled properties from sustainable precursors. Iron-catalysed graphitization of biomass is an attractive approach, where simple iron salts are used to convert organic matter to graphitic carbons at relatively low temperature. The choice of iron…