The paper presents the results of experimental studies on the advanced synthesis method for a cubic phase of silicon carbide using charcoal and silicon dioxide as precursors. The charcoal used for the synthesis was obtained by steam pyrolysis of wood wastes (sawdust). It was found that the arc synthesis could be executed in air due to the protective CO and CO 2 environment formation by charcoal oxidation. With an increase of the amount of supplied energy by direct current arc plasma synthesis, the products of two crystalline phases were formed: graphite and cubic phase of silicon carbide. The phase of silicon carbide was extracted from the synthesis product by its annealing in air at 850 °C. The resulting cubic SiC phase was characterized by an elementary cell parameter of 4.359 Å. According to the data of scanning electron microscopy, the morphology of crystals obtained is common for the biomorphic silicon carbide which was identi ed in the synthesis product. The ceramics synthesized by spark plasma sintering from the obtained material was characterized by a density of ~2.0 g/cm 3 .
Statement Of NoveltyFor the rst time the ceramics sample based on silicon carbide synthesized using biochar and silicon oxide via vacuumless electroarc method was obtained.
The paper presents the results of experimental studies on the advanced synthesis method for a cubic phase of silicon carbide using charcoal and silicon dioxide as precursors. The charcoal used for the synthesis was obtained by steam pyrolysis of wood wastes (sawdust). It was found that the arc synthesis could be executed in air due to the protective CO and CO2 environment formation by charcoal oxidation. With an increase of the amount of supplied energy by direct current arc plasma synthesis, the products of two crystalline phases were formed: graphite and cubic phase of silicon carbide. The phase of silicon carbide was extracted from the synthesis product by its annealing in air at 850 °C. The resulting cubic SiC phase was characterized by an elementary cell parameter of 4.359 Å. According to the data of scanning electron microscopy, the morphology of crystals obtained is common for the biomorphic silicon carbide which was identified in the synthesis product. The ceramics synthesized by spark plasma sintering from the obtained material was characterized by a density of ~2.0 g/cm3.
The paper presents a method, implemented for the first time, for the thermal synthesis of hafnium carbide powder using a DC arc discharge initiated in the open-air atmosphere. Based on the results of the series of experiments, the dependences of the current strength of the power source and the time of thermal treatment on the phase composition of the resulting powder product were established. Required parameters have been determined to ensure the synthesis of a powder containing ~ 98 wt. % of the cubic phase of hafnium carbide: heat treatment of the initial mixture containing the stoichiometric ratio of hafnium to carbon for 60 s at a current of 220 A. The size, shape, and substructure of particles of the synthesized carbide are characterized. The differential thermal analysis carried out in an oxidizing medium showed that the obtained hafnium carbide powder is oxidized most intensively at a temperature of ~700°C.
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