| CPC C23C 16/325 (2013.01) [C01B 32/963 (2017.08); C04B 35/565 (2013.01); C04B 35/6261 (2013.01); C04B 35/62695 (2013.01); C23C 16/483 (2013.01); C23C 16/56 (2013.01); G21C 3/26 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |

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1. A method of forming a granular material, comprising:
providing precursors in a reactor;
forming a stoichiometric SiC fiber in the reactor from the precursors using laser-induced chemical vapor deposition interacting with said precursors, the stoichiometric SiC fiber being a friable fiber; and
forming the granular material from the stoichiometric SiC fiber.
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