A new method for producing silicon carbide platelets with low cost and high yield was
introduced. The silicon carbide platelets were synthesized by powder-heating techniques with carbon
black and SiO2 powder as raw materials and CoCl2 as catalyst. The starting mixtures were heated at a
temperature in the range of 1800-2000°C for the duration of about 2-4h to produce substantially
completely unagglomerated silicon carbide platelets with a thickness of 5-20μm and the average diameter
of 50-200μm. Compared to the conventional heating, the powder-heating technique is advantageous of
less investment on equipment, easy to manufacture and convenient to operate. Furthermore, it is very
suitable for realizing the scaled production because of the lower synthesizing temperature, shorter
reaction time and greater output.