The control of CVD/CVI processes for the development of SiC requires a precise knowledge of the physico-chemical processes involved. The approach to SiC deposition mechanisms from the gas mixture of methyltrichlorosilane (CH3SiCI3) and hydrogen was conducted by three main pathways: (1) the kinetic study of the homogeneous phase decomposition of CH3SiCl3 - a step that controls the nature and quantity of intermediate reactive species -, (2) the kinetic study of surface reactions leading to deposition and (3) the microstructural characterization of the deposited solid. The decomposition of CH3SiCl3 is a quasi-molecular process that leads to the reactive species CH3, SiCl3 and SiCl2. The correlations between the experimental kinetic laws and th...