Carbonization of the Modified Cellulose of Annual Crops

X-ray diffraction analysis was used to study the structural transformations of fibrous and microcrystalline flax, hemp, and jute cellulose, processed in aqueous-organic media containing sodium hydroxide. The thermal degradation of the initial and chemically modified cellulose was studied by thermogravimetry. The carbonization of cellulose in an inert atmosphere gave carbon materials. Common and specific features in the morphology and structure of the products were identified.