简介：NickelnitratewasintroducedintocarbonblocksbyusingECAaggregatesascatalyst-carrier.TheNi-containinganthraciteaggregateswerefirstlypreparedbymixinganthraciteaggregatesinnickelnitrateethanolsolutionandthenincorporatedintocarbonblocksafterpre-treating.Thephasecomposition,microstructureandpropertiesofallcarbonblocksfiredat1000℃or1400℃inacokebedwerestudiedwiththeaidofanX-raydiffractomer,afieldemissionscanningelectronmicroscope,amercuryporosimetryandalaserthermalconductivitymeter.TheresultsshowedthattheadditionofNi-containinganthraciteaggregatespromotedtheformationofone-dimensionalnanocarbonandβ-SiCwhiskersat1000℃andthegrowthofβ-Sialonat1400℃,respectively.Moreover,thecoldcompressivestrengthandmicroporositycharacteristicsofthecarbonblockswiththeadditionofNi-containinganthraciteaggregateswereenhancedandthethermalconductivitywasremarkablyimprovedattributingtothehighheatconductivenetworkformedbytheceramicphases.