Recovery of silicon from silica fume

Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids

Volumn 357, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-23

  Barati, M ^a   Sarder, S ^a   McLean, A ^a   Roy, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amorphous silica; ; High purity silicon; ; Metallothermic reduction; ; Silica fume; ; Silicon recovery

Indexed keywords

ACID LEACHING; AMORPHOUS SILICA; DWELL TIME; HIGH-PURITY SILICON; HOLDING TIME; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAGNESIOTHERMIC REDUCTION; METALLOTHERMIC REDUCTION; METALLURGICAL-GRADE SILICON; MOLAR RATIO; PREHEATING TEMPERATURE; REDUCTANTS; REDUCTION CONDITIONS; REDUCTION PRODUCTS; SILICON FEEDSTOCKS;

ACIDS; AMORPHOUS CARBON; CALCINATION; LEACHING; MAGNESIUM; PURIFICATION; RECOVERY; SILICA; SILICA FUME; TRANSITION METALS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 78649735995     PISSN: 00223093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.09.079     Document Type: Article

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