Manufacture of silicon carbide using solar energy
Abstract
A method is described for producing silicon carbide particles using solar energy. The method is efficient and avoids the need for use of electrical energy to heat the reactants. Finely divided silica and carbon are admixed and placed in a solar-heated reaction chamber for a time sufficient to cause a reaction between the ingredients to form silicon carbide of very small particle size. No grinding of silicon carbide is required to obtain small particles. The method may be carried out as a batch process or as a continuous process.
- Inventors:
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- Boulder, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868380
- Patent Number(s):
- 5128115
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- manufacture; silicon; carbide; solar; energy; method; described; producing; particles; efficient; avoids; electrical; heat; reactants; finely; divided; silica; carbon; admixed; placed; solar-heated; reaction; chamber; time; sufficient; ingredients; form; particle; size; grinding; required; obtain; carried; batch; process; continuous; time sufficient; reaction chamber; electrical energy; silicon carbide; solar energy; particle size; finely divided; continuous process; producing silicon; carbide particles; batch process; heated reaction; form silicon; divided silica; /423/23/
Citation Formats
Glatzmaier, Gregory C. Manufacture of silicon carbide using solar energy. United States: N. p., 1992.
Web.
Glatzmaier, Gregory C. Manufacture of silicon carbide using solar energy. United States.
Glatzmaier, Gregory C. Wed .
"Manufacture of silicon carbide using solar energy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868380.
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abstractNote = {A method is described for producing silicon carbide particles using solar energy. The method is efficient and avoids the need for use of electrical energy to heat the reactants. Finely divided silica and carbon are admixed and placed in a solar-heated reaction chamber for a time sufficient to cause a reaction between the ingredients to form silicon carbide of very small particle size. No grinding of silicon carbide is required to obtain small particles. The method may be carried out as a batch process or as a continuous process.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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