Graphitizing and non-graphitizing carbons

Precursors that produce graphitizing carbon include polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and petroleum coke.

Polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) and sucrose produce non-graphitizing carbon.

A fluid phase is the dominant requirement for production of graphitizable carbons.

Since the time of Rosalind Franklin, researchers have put forward a number of models for their structure.

[3] More recently, some have put forward models that incorporate pentagons and other non-six-membered carbon rings.