Formation of Silicon Carbide Using Volcanic Ash as Starting Material and Concentrated Sunlight as Energy Resource

<div>Solar furnace system. As shown in (a), the solar furnace was composed of two parts: Fresnel lens and reacting furnace. The carbon crucible was covered with heat insulators to keep the crucible’s high temperature, as shown in (b).</div>

International Journal of Photoenergy

fig1

Figure 1

Figure 1: Formation of Silicon Carbide Using Volcanic Ash as Starting Material and Concentrated Sunlight as Energy Resource 