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Ultrafine β-SiC with high surface area (150 m2 g−1) has been synthesized by inflight processing of charred rice husk in a r.f. plasma reactor operating at atmospheric pressure. The plasma-synthesized particles were doped with platinum (1%) and tested as a catalytic support material. The catalyst (1% Pt doped β-SiC) showed 100% conversion of CO to CO2 at a temperature as low as 175°C.
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Singh, S.K., Parida, K.M., Mohanty, B.C. et al. High surface area silicon carbide from rice husk: A support material for catalysts. React Kinet Catal Lett 54, 29–34 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02071177
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02071177