A method for removing boron is provided, which includes (a) mixing a carbon source material and a silicon source material in a chamber to form a solid state mixture, (b) heating the solid state mixture to a temperature of 1000 C. to 1600 C., and adjusting the pressure of the chamber to 1 torr to 100 torr. The method also includes (c) conducting a gas mixture of a first carrier gas and water vapor into the chamber to remove boron from the solid state mixture, and (d) conducting a second carrier gas into the chamber.

A SiC powder containing 70% by mass or more of a -SiC, wherein in a volume-based cumulative particle size distribution measured by a laser diffraction method, a D50 is 8 to 35 m and a D10 is 5 m or more.

A coating source for physical vapor deposition to produce doped carbon layers. The coating source is produced by way of sintering from pulverulent components and is formed of carbon as matrix material in a proportion of at least 75 mol % and at least one dopant in a proportion in the range from 1 mol % to 25 mol %.

The invention provides a composite ceramic filter material for high temperature flue gas dust removal, wherein the filter material is prepared by the following method: provide corn stalk raw material and silicon powder; crush the corn stalk raw material and pyrolyze the crushed corn stalk raw material to obtain carbonized corn stalks; spread silicon powders on, the corn stalk raw material to obtain mixed powder, perform first high-temperature heat treatment on the mixed powder to obtain silicon carbide powder; add silicon carbide powder into ethanol; add PVB to the ethanol suspension of silicon carbide to obtain a dispersion solution of silicon carbide; perform surface treatment on the aluminum alloy base material; porous silicon carbide film is formed on the surface of the surface treated aluminum alloy by air spraying technology; perform pre-sintering on the porous silicon carbide film; perform sintering on the pre-sintered porous silicon carbide film.

The invention provides a composite ceramic filter material for high temperature flue gas dust removal, wherein the filter material is prepared by the following method: provide corn stalk raw material and silicon powder; crush the corn stalk raw material and pyrolyze the crushed corn stalk raw material to obtain carbonized corn stalks; spread silicon powders on, the corn stalk raw material to obtain mixed powder, perform first high-temperature heat treatment on the mixed powder to obtain silicon carbide powder; add silicon carbide powder into ethanol; add PVB to the ethanol suspension of silicon carbide to obtain a dispersion solution of silicon carbide; perform surface treatment on the aluminum alloy base material; porous silicon carbide film is formed on the surface of the surface treated aluminum alloy by air spraying technology; perform pre-sintering on the porous silicon carbide film; perform sintering on the pre-sintered porous silicon carbide film.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a fibre-reinforced, transparent composite material (10), comprising the following steps: a) providing a material matrix melt and b) producing reinforcing fibres (14), step b) of the method comprising the steps of b1) providing a mixture having a silicon source and a carbon source, the silicon source and the carbon source being present together in particles of a granulated solid; b2) treating the mixture provided in step a) of the method at a temperature in a range from 1400 C. to 2000 C., more particularly in a range from 1650 C. to 1850 C.; thereby producing reinforcing fibres (14), the method comprising the further steps of c) introducing the reinforcing fibres (14) into the material melt; and d) optionally cooling the material melt to form a transparent composite material (10). A method of this kind allows a composite material to be produced that is able to unite high transparency with outstanding reinforcing qualities.

The present invention relates to a silicon anode active material capable of high capacity and high output, and a method for fabricating the same. A silicon anode active material according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a silicon core including silicon particles; and a double clamping layer having a silicon carbide layer on the silicon core and a silicon oxide layer between the silicon core and the silicon carbide layer.

Secondary batteries which include embedded silicon carbide nanofibers are described and provided. Methods of production of the materials for use in the secondary batteries are further described.

The invention provides a composite ceramic filter material for high temperature flue gas dust removal, wherein the filter material is prepared by the following method: provide corn stalk raw material and silicon powder, crush the corn stalk raw material and pyrolyze the crushed corn stalk raw material to obtain carbonized corn stalks; spread silicon powders on the corn stalk raw material to obtain mixed powder; perform first high-temperature heat treatment on the mixed powder to obtain silicon carbide powder; add silicon carbide powder into ethanol; add PVB to the ethanol suspension of silicon carbide to obtain a dispersion solution of silicon carbide; perform surface treatment on the aluminum alloy base material; porous silicon carbide film is formed on the surface of the surface treated aluminum alloy by air spraying technology; perform pre-sintering on the porous silicon carbide film; perform sintering on the pre-sintered porous silicon carbide film.

A method of making SiC nanowires comprising: (a) mixing silicon powder with a carbon-containing biopolymer and a catalyst at room temperature to form a mixture; and (b) heating said mixture to a pyrolyzing temperature sufficient to react said biopolymer and said silicon power to form SiC nanowires.