Formation of Silicon Carbide Using Volcanic Ash as Starting Material and Concentrated Sunlight as Energy Resource

SiC was formed using volcanic ash as starting material and concentrated sunlight as energy resource. The solar furnace was composed of two parts: Fresnel lens and reacting furnace. The reacting furnace was composed of a cylindrical vacuum chamber and quartz glass plate functioning to guide the conce...

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Main Authors: Kensuke Nishioka, Junki Komori, Kouji Maeda, Yasuyuki Ota, Hiroshi Kaneko, Kosei Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/394605