The two principal chemical reactions taking place in the process included(1)SiC+2Cl2→SiCl4+Cwhich is thermodynamically allowed, with a Gibbs energy of ∆G=-434.1kJ/mol at 1000°C, and(2)CCl4→C+Cl2which is also thermodynamically allowed, with a Gibbs energy of ∆G=-36.672kJ/mol at 1000°C.