Silicon recovery from cutting slurry by phase transfer separation

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-7

  Hsu, H P ^a   Huang, W P ^a   Yang, C F ^a   Lan, C W ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Hydrophobicity; Kerf loss; Phase transfer separation; Silicon; Silicon carbide

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE;

HIGH-PURITY SILICON; HYDROPHOBIC NATURE; KERF-LOSS; PHASE TRANSFER; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SILICON FEEDSTOCKS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84904163147     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.06.037     Document Type: Article

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