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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1986
Filed:
May. 28, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Troy L Smith, Jr, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Assignee:
Ethyl Corporation, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423345 ; 501 88 ;
Abstract
Silicon carbide production by pyrolysis of polycarbosilane polymers formed by prior art methods is fraught with defects. These can be obviated by utilizing as the polycarbosilane polymer, a poly(silmethylene) formed by polymerizing 1,3-disilacyclobutane with a ring-opening catalyst of a Group VIII element of atomic number 44 or above, preferably a Pt-containing catalyst, in an inert liquid medium and under an inert atmosphere. At pyrolysis temperatures of at least about 900.degree. C., silicon carbride in a crystalline state is formed. The poly(silmethylene) may be molded or shaped into various forms such as fibers before being subjected to the pyrolysis.