Removal of Boron from Molten Silicon using Na2O-CaO-SiO2 Slags

Separation Science and Technology (Philadelphia)

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1140-1144

  Zhang, L ^a,b   Tan, Y ^a,b   Xu, F M ^a,b   Li, J Y ^a,b   Wang, H Y ^a,b   Gu, Z ^a,b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Key Laboratory for Solar Energy Photovoltaic of Liaoning Province   (China)

Author keywords

boron removal; mechanical force action; partition ratio; slag treatment

Indexed keywords

BORON REMOVAL; MECHANICAL FORCE; METALLURGICAL GRADE SILICONS (MGSI); PARTITION RATIOS; PHOSPHORUS LEVELS; PULVERIZED SLAG; SLAG TREATMENT; SOLAR GRADE SILICONS;

BORON; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MELTING; METALLURGY; REFINING; REMOVAL; SILICON; SLAGS; SODIUM;

SILICON OXIDES;

EID: 84875915349     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2012.714438     Document Type: Article

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