@article{
author = "Kljajević, Ljiljana and Matović, Branko and Nenadović, Snežana and Baščarević, Zvezdana and Cvjetičanin, Nikola and Devečerski, Aleksandar B",
year = "2011",
abstract = "The zirconia/silicon carbide (ZrO2 /SiC) and ZrO2 powders are prepared by carbothermal reduction of natural mineral zircon (ZrSiO4). The zircon powder was mixed with activated carbon as a reducing agent and heat treated in a controlled flow atmosphere of Ar. Phase evolution and phase content were followed as a function of temperature (1573–1973 K) and C/ZrSiO4 ratio (C/ZrSiO4 = 1, 4, 5 and 7), by means of ex-situ X-ray diffraction and SEM/EDS analysis. By varying the temperature and C/ZrSiO4 ratio, different powder compositions were obtained (m-ZrO2; m-ZrO2/c-ZrO2; c-ZrO2; c-ZrO2/SiC).",
journal = "Processing and Application of Ceramics",
title = "Fabrication of ZrC/SiC, ZrO2/SiC and ZrO2 powders by carbothermal reduction of ZrSiO4",
pages = "112-103",
number = "2",
volume = "5",
doi = "10.2298/pac1102103k"
}