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    • Biomimetic synthesis of cellular SiC based ceramics from plant precursor

      O P Chakrabarti H S Maiti R Majumdar

      Ionic Conductors Volume 27 Issue 5 October 2004 pp 467-470

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    • Keywords

       

      Biomimetic synthesis; carbonaceous biopreform; biomorphic Si–SiC ceramic composites; porous cellular SiC ceramics.

    • Abstract

       

      A novel biomimetic approach in designing and fabricating engineering ceramic materials has gained much interest in recent times. Following this approach, synthesis has been made of dense Si–SiC duplex ceramic composites and highly porous SiC ceramics in the image of the morphological features inherent in the caudex stem of a local monocotyledonous plant. The process route involves making of a carbonaceous biopreform and its subsequent reaction with an infiltrating silicon melt to yield the biomorphic Si–SiC ceramic composites with flexural strength and Young’s modulus of 264 MPa and 247 Gpa, respectively and loss in weight of only ∼ 9% during oxidative heating up to 1200°C in flowing air.

      The Si–SiC composites were transformed into porous (49 vol.%) SiC ceramics with complete preservation of microcellular anatomy of the parent plant, by depleting residual silicon phase in channel pores through reaction with carbon. SiC based materials so derived can be used in structural applications and in designing high temperature filters and catalyst supports.

    • Author Affiliations

       

      O P Chakrabarti1 H S Maiti1 R Majumdar2

      1. Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata 700 032, India
      2. Department of Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700 009, India

    • Dates

       
      Published
      October 2004
      Manuscript received
      3 March 2004
      Manuscript revised
      19 July 2004

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