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Carbide, Nitride and Boride Materials Synthesis and Processing is a major reference text addressing methods for the synthesis of non-oxides. Each chapter has been written by an expert practising in the subject area, affiliated with industry, academia or government research, thus providing a broad perspective of information for the reader. The subject matter ranges from materials properties and applications to methods of synthesis including pre- and post-synthesis processing. Although most of the text is concerned with the synthesis of powders, chapters are included for other materials such as whiskers, platelets, fibres and coatings. Carbide, Nitride and Boride Materials Synthesis and Processing is a comprehensive overview of the subject and is suitable for practitioners in the industry as well as those looking for an introduction to the field. It will be of interest to chemical, mechanical and ceramic engineers, materials scientists and chemists in both university and industrial environments working on or with refractory carbides, nitrides and borides.

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Part One: Introduction. non-oxide materials: applications and engineering. critical powder characteristics. Part Two: Carbothermal reduction synthesis processes: thermochemistry and kinetics. acheson process. electric arc furnace processes. tube/pusher/moving bed furnace processes. rotary tube reactor processes. fluidized bed reactor processes. Part Three: Combustion synthesis process: thermochemistry and kinetics. processes. Part Four: Gas phase synthesis processes: thermochemistry and kinetics. thermal aerosol processes. laser processes. plasma processes. Part Five: Liquid phase synthesis processes: liquid phase reaction processes. Part Six: Synthesis of whiskers, platelets and fibers: whisker and platelet synthesis processes. fiber synthesis processes. Part Seven: Pre/post synthesis processing: size reduction. chemical purification. solids dispersion in liquids. spray drying. Part Eight: Coatings, films and infiltration processes: chemical vapor deposition and infiltration. plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition. Part Nine: High temperature furnace engineering: design considerations for high temperature furnaces. rotary tube calciners. Appendices. Index.

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