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Sustainable synthesis of porous reaction-formed SiC ceramics through siliconization of waste fabric-derived carbon preforms using reclaimed Si wafers

Dulal Das, Jinha Kim, Heeju Kim, Sungho Lee, Hyeondeok Jeong

Carbon Letters· Volume 36· Issue 1
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