Such a high carbon yield indicates this polymer is an excellent precursor for the production of carbonaceous material.
The differences between the two samples can be ascribed to the use of F127 in the synthesis. Based on the TG results, a roughly estimated amount of F127 is ∼8 wt %.
During this study we found that F127 is indispensable and ensures the
formation of nanosized monodisperse polymer spheres.