Natural precursor based hydrothermal synthesis of sodium carbide for reactor applications
Carbides are a class of materials with high mechanical strength and refractory nature which finds a wide range of applications in industries and nuclear reactors. The existing synthesis methods of all types of carbides have problems in terms of use of toxic chemical precursors, high-cost, etc. Sodium carbide (Na2C2) which is an alkali metal carbide is the least explored one and also that there is no report of low-cost and low-temperature synthesis of sodium carbide using the eco-friendly, easily available natural precursors. In the present work, we report a simple low-cost, non-toxic hydrothermal synthesis of refractory sodium carbide using the natural precursor—Pandanus. The formation of sodium carbide along with boron carbide is evidenced by the structural and morphological characterizations. The sample thus synthesized is subjected to field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), x-ray powder diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet (UV)—visible spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman, and photoluminescent (PL) spectroscopic techniques.
2017
2022-06-29 22:44:16
1033
sodium carbide, pandanus, hydrothermal synthesis, porous materials
r6
Mohanachandran Nair Sindhu
Swapna
70
COBISS_ID
3
113423875
DOI
15
10.1088/2053-1591/aa9db9
NUK URN
18
URN:SI:UNG:REP:0JJIIDX3
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