Boron Removal from Metallurgical Grade Silicon using a Refining Technique of Calcium Silicate Molten Slag Containing Potassium Carbonate

Silicon ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanlong Li ◽  
Jijun Wu ◽  
Wenhui Ma ◽  
Bin Yang
Keyword(s):  
Potassium Carbonate ◽  
Calcium Silicate ◽  
Molten Slag ◽  
Boron Removal ◽  
Metallurgical Grade Silicon ◽  
Grade Silicon

Boron removal from metallurgical grade silicon using a CaO–Li2O–SiO2 molten slag refining technique

2012 ◽  
Vol 358 (23) ◽  
pp. 3079-3083 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jijun Wu ◽  
Wenhui Ma ◽  
Binjie Jia ◽  
Bin Yang ◽  
Dachun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molten Slag ◽  
Boron Removal ◽  
Metallurgical Grade Silicon ◽  
Slag Refining ◽  
Grade Silicon

scholarly journals Nucleation of SiO$$_{2}$$-CaO-Al$$_{2}$$O$$_{3}$$ Slag in Oxidative Ladle Refining of Metallurgical Grade Silicon

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erlend L. Bjørnstad ◽  
Gabriella Tranell
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Alloy ◽  
Molten Slag ◽  
Liquid Structure ◽  
Theoretical Description ◽  
Metallurgical Grade Silicon ◽  
Ladle Refining ◽  
Active Nature ◽  
Process Behavior ◽  
Surface Active ◽  
Grade Silicon

AbstractOxidative ladle refining (OLR) is the most used refining method in industrial production of metallurgical grade silicon. OLR is performed by purging the liquid alloy with oxygen-enhanced air at 1823 K to 1873 K, reacting with silicon and the primary slag forming impurities to a SiO$$_{2}$$ 2 -CaO-Al$$_{2}$$ 2 O$$_{3}$$ 3 slag. To further increase our capability to control this process, it is paramount to understand how the slag nucleates and forms, and represent it such that it is useful for predicting and controlling the process behavior. This work aims to formulate a comprehensive theoretical description of slag nucleation and formation at nano/microscale using classical macroscale thermodynamics, bridging these spatial regimes. To achieve this, the work argues that silica’s liquid structure allows its nuclei to exhibit “well defined” surfaces. Furthermore, silica is predicted to be highly surface active, so if its concentration is high while the slag nucleus is small, the SiO$$_{2}$$ 2 -CaO-Al$$_{2}$$ 2 O$$_{3}$$ 3 slag should retain silica’s surface properties. An experiment confirmed the surface active nature of silica in the SiO$$_{2}$$ 2 -CaO-Al$$_{2}$$ 2 O$$_{3}$$ 3 system. It was also shown that increasing the slag’s calcia concentration has a greater effect on the interfacial tension between the molten slag and liquid alloy than alumina, confirming industrial observations of the coupling between refining rate and relative alloy/slag composition.

Boron removal in purifying metallurgical grade silicon by CaO–SiO2 slag refining

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 1231-1236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-jun WU ◽  
Yan-long LI ◽  
Wen-hui MA ◽  
Kui-xian WEI ◽  
Bin YANG ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boron Removal ◽  
Metallurgical Grade Silicon ◽  
Slag Refining ◽  
Grade Silicon

Boron removal from metallurgical-grade silicon using lithium containing slag

2012 ◽  
Vol 358 (18-19) ◽  
pp. 2708-2712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhao Ding ◽  
Wenhui Ma ◽  
Kuixian Wei ◽  
Jijun Wu ◽  
Yang Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boron Removal ◽  
Metallurgical Grade Silicon ◽  
Grade Silicon

Multiple Slag Operation on Boron Removal from Metallurgical-Grade Silicon Using Na2O-SiO2 Slags

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (30) ◽  
pp. 12054-12062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Fang ◽  
Chenghao Lu ◽  
Liuqing Huang ◽  
Huixian Lai ◽  
Juan Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boron Removal ◽  
Metallurgical Grade Silicon ◽  
Grade Silicon

Boron removal from metallurgical-grade silicon by CaO–SiO2 slag refining

Rare Metals ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 522-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kui-Xian Wei ◽  
Hai-Fei Lu ◽  
Wen-Hui Ma ◽  
Yan-Long Li ◽  
Zhao Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boron Removal ◽  
Metallurgical Grade Silicon ◽  
Slag Refining ◽  
Grade Silicon
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