Formation of SiC whiskers from raw rice husks in argon atmosphere

Ceramics International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 353-358

  Krishnarao, R V ^a   Mahajan, Y R ^a  

^a DEFENCE METALLURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ARGON; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON; COAGULATION; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; CRYSTALLIZATION; FURNACES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PYROLYSIS; SILICA; THERMAL EFFECTS;

COAGULATIVE RECRYSTALLIZATION; RICE HUSKS;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 0029709552     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0272-8842(95)00084-4     Document Type: Article

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