Mohanachandran Nair Sindhu Swapna (Author), H. V. Saritha Devi (Author), Riya Sebastian (Author), G. Ambadas (Author), Sankaranarayana Iyer Sankararaman (Author)

Abstract

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.

Keywords

sodium carbide;pandanus;hydrothermal synthesis;

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Language: English
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Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UNG - University of Nova Gorica
UDC: 53
COBISS: 113423875 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2053-1591
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URN: URN:SI:UNG
Type (COBISS): Not categorized
Pages: str. 1-9
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ4
Issue: ǂno. ǂ12
Chronology: 2017
DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/aa9db9
ID: 15786702