Environmentally conscious ceramics (ecoceramics) from natural wood precursors

Environmentally conscious ceramics (ecoceramics) are a new class of materials, produced using natural, renewable resources (wood) or wood wastes (wood chips or sawdust). A wide variety of silicon carbide and oxide-based ecoceramics has been fabricated by infiltration of wood cellulose derived carbon...

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Published inCurrent opinion in solid state & materials science Vol. 7; no. 3; pp. 247 - 254
Main Authors Singh, M., Martı́nez-Fernández, J., de Arellano-López, A.R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2003
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Summary:Environmentally conscious ceramics (ecoceramics) are a new class of materials, produced using natural, renewable resources (wood) or wood wastes (wood chips or sawdust). A wide variety of silicon carbide and oxide-based ecoceramics has been fabricated by infiltration of wood cellulose derived carbonaceous templates by molten silicon, refractory metal–silicon alloys, oxide sols, or gaseous silicon monoxide phases. This technology provides a cost effective and eco-friendly route to advanced ceramic materials. Ecoceramics have tailorable properties and behave like ceramic materials manufactured by conventional approaches. Various by-products generated at different steps in this process are reusable and recyclable.
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ISSN:1359-0286
DOI:10.1016/j.cossms.2003.09.004