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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 February 2011
Crystalline SiC was prepared by carbothermic reduction of alkoxide-derived polymeric precursors under a flow of argon at 1400-1600°C. The pyrolysis products from the precursors with a molecular source of carbon, i.e., (R1)x(R2)ySiO1.5(Rl=phenyl; R2=propyl, vinyl), showed different morphologies from those of the precursors derived from TEOS and a polymeric source of carbon (polyfurfuryl alcohol). Furthermore, the pyrolysis chemistry of theses precursors and the microstructure of their corresponding pyrolysis products were studied by means of FTIR, TGA, XRD, SEM, BET, elemental analyses, etc.