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Ultrarapid multimode microwave synthesis of nano/submicron β-SiC

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posted on 2018-02-27, 10:03 authored by Min Zhao, Michael JohnsonMichael Johnson, Wenzhi He, Guangming Li, Chen Zhao, Luling Yu, Juwen Huang, Haochen Zhu
This paper presents the design, development and realization of a fast and novel process for the synthesis of 3C silicon carbide (β -SiC) nanorods and submicron powder. Using SiO2 (or Si) and activated carbon (AC), this process allows β-SiC to be synthesized with almost 100% purity in timeframes of seconds or minutes using multimode microwave rotary tube reactors under open-air conditions. The synthesis temperature used was 1460 ± 50 °C for Si + AC and 1660 ±50 °C for SiO2 + AC. The shortest β -SiC synthesis time achieved was about 20 s for Si + AC and 100 s for SiO2 + AC. This novel synthesis method allows for scaled-up flow processes in the rapid industrial-scale production of β-SiC, having advantages of time/energy saving and carbon dioxide emission reduction over comparable modern processes.

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Materials;11, 17

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MDPI

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peer-reviewed

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, Shanghai Science and Technology Committee, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse (SKL)

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English

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