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A new route for production of SiC from rice husk is reported by employing thermal plasma technique. The formation of β-SiC is observed in a short time of 5 min. The samples are characterized by XRD and SEM.
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Singh, S.K., Mohanty, B.C. & Basu, S. Synthesis of SiC from rice husk in a plasma reactor. Bull Mater Sci 25, 561–563 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02710551
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