Nano-restructuration of Carbon Materials Under High Temperature Heat Treatment for Environmental Application and Energy Storage

Abstract

Thermally-induced annealing by furnace in mild conditions and by fast reactor was applied to naphthalene pitch, an amorphous carbon, commercially available. The carbonaceous materials obtained with the two systems were characterized by advanced analytical tools for inferring the occurrence of structural improvements under annealing. The applicability of the produced nanomaterials for use in electrodes preparation for energy storage was discussed.