| Type of bonds | Band Position (eV) | Non-Modified CNCs %total carbon | Modified CNCs %total carbon | |
| Non-Modified CNCs | Modified CNCs | |||
| C-C, C-H | 285 | 285 | 13.3 | 51.6 |
| C-O | 286.7 | 286.6 | 67.6 | 34.5 |
| O-C-O | 288.2 | 288.3 | 18.2 | 9.3 |
| COO | 289.6 | 289.3 | 0.9 | 4.7 |