Boron removal from metallurgical grade silicon （MG-Si） using a calcium silicate slag was studied. The results show that it is impossible basically to remove boron using a pure SiO2 refining. The oxidizing ability of...Boron removal from metallurgical grade silicon （MG-Si） using a calcium silicate slag was studied. The results show that it is impossible basically to remove boron using a pure SiO2 refining. The oxidizing ability of CaO-SiO2 slag for boron removal was characterized by establishing the thermodynamic relationship between the distribution coefficient of boron （LB） and the activities of SiO2 and CaO. The experimental results show that the distribution coefficient and the removal efficiency of boron are greatly improved with the increase of CaO proportion in the slag. The maximal value of LB reaches 1.57 with a slag composition of 60%CaO-40%SiO2 （mass fraction）. The boron content in the refined silicon is reduced from 18×10^-6 to 1.8×10^-6 using slag refining at 1600 ℃ for 3 h with a CaO-SiO2/MG-Si ratio of 2.5, and the removal efficiency of boron reaches 90%.展开更多
The removal of boron from metallurgical silicon in slag system of CaO-SiO2-10%CaF2 was investigated. The partition coefficient of boron （LB） between slag and silicon phase was studied under different conditions of s...The removal of boron from metallurgical silicon in slag system of CaO-SiO2-10%CaF2 was investigated. The partition coefficient of boron （LB） between slag and silicon phase was studied under different conditions of slag basicity （CaO/SiO2 ratio）, temperature, mass ratio of slag to silicon and gas blowing. The results show that LB has a maximum value of 4.61 when the CaO/SiO2 mass ratio is around 2 at l 873 K. The logarithm of LB is linear to the reciprocal of temperatures in the range of 1 773-1 973 K. LB increases with the increase of mass ratio of slag to silicon, but it does not increase markedly when the ratio excesses 3. Gas blowing can sionificantlv increase the removal of boron, and LR increases with the increase of water vapor content.展开更多
A new method about purification of metallurgical grade silicon （MG-Si） by a combination of Si-Al solvent refining andgas blowing treatment was proposed. The morphologies and transformation of impurity phases, especi...A new method about purification of metallurgical grade silicon （MG-Si） by a combination of Si-Al solvent refining andgas blowing treatment was proposed. The morphologies and transformation of impurity phases, especially for boron and iron in Si-Al melt were investigated during Ar-H2 gas blowing treatment. The mechanism of boron removal was discussed. The resultsindicate that gas blowing can refine grain size and increase nucleation of the primary Si. Boron can be effectively removed fromMG-Si using the Ar-H2 gas blowing technique during the Si-Al solvent refining. Compared with the sample without gas blowing,the removal efficiency of boron increases from 45.83% to 74.73% after 2.5 h gas blowing. The main impurity phases containingboron are in the form of TiB2, AlB2 and VB compounds and iron-containing one is in the form of β-Al5FeSi intermetallic compound.Part of boron combines [H] to transform into gas BxHy （BH, BH2） and diffuses towards the surface of the melt and is volatilized byAr-H2 gas blowing treatment under electromagnetic stirring.展开更多
This study investigates a purification process for metallurgical-grade silicon(MG-Si) in which Si is alloyed with tin(Sn) and Ca O–Si O_2–Ca Cl_2 slag is used to remove boron(B) impurity. Acid leaching was performed...This study investigates a purification process for metallurgical-grade silicon(MG-Si) in which Si is alloyed with tin(Sn) and Ca O–Si O_2–Ca Cl_2 slag is used to remove boron(B) impurity. Acid leaching was performed to remove the Sn phase after slag refining to recover high-purity Si from the Si–Sn alloy. The effect of refining time was investigated, and acceptable refining results were realized within 15 min. The effects of slag composition and Sn content on the removal of B were also studied. The results indicate that increasing Sn content favors B removal. With the increase of Sn to 50% of the alloy, the final B content decreased to 1.1 × 10^(-4) wt%, 93.9% removal efficiency.展开更多
Using a new type of solar furnace and a specially designed induction furnace, cost effective and highly efficient purification of metallurgical silicon into solar grade silicon can be achieved. It is realized by a new...Using a new type of solar furnace and a specially designed induction furnace, cost effective and highly efficient purification of metallurgical silicon into solar grade silicon can be achieved. It is realized by a new method for extracting boron from silicon with the aid of photo-chemical effect. In this article, we discussed the postulated principle of strong radiation catalysis and the recent development in practice. Starting from ordinary metallurgical silicon, we achieved a purification result of 0.12 ppmw to 0.3 ppmw of boron impurity in silicon by only single pass of a low cost and simple process, the major obstacle to make ＇cheap＇ solar grade silicon feedstock in industry is thus removed.展开更多
The distribution coefficient (LB) of boron between CaO?SiO2?BaO?CaF2 slag and silicon was investigated usingelectromagnetic induction melting for the purpose of improving the boron removal fraction. The dependence of ...The distribution coefficient (LB) of boron between CaO?SiO2?BaO?CaF2 slag and silicon was investigated usingelectromagnetic induction melting for the purpose of improving the boron removal fraction. The dependence of the borondistribution coefficient between slag and silicon on the fundamental parameters of CaO to SiO2 mass ratio and refining time and theadditions of BaO and CaF2 to the slag was discussed. The results show that LB can be increased by adding BaO and CaF2 toCaO?SiO2 slag. The maximum value of LB (6.94) is obtained when the CaO to SiO2 mass ratio is 1.1:1 and the contents of BaO andCaF2 are fixed at 15% and 20%, respectively. Increasing the refining time increases the LB. After the slag treatment is performedtwice, the boron content of the silicon is successfully reduced from 3.5×10?5 to 3.7×10?6, and the removal fraction of boron reaches89.4%.展开更多
基金Projects (51104080,u1137601) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (14118557) supported by the Personnel Training Foundation of Kunming University of Science and Technology in China
文摘Boron removal from metallurgical grade silicon （MG-Si） using a calcium silicate slag was studied. The results show that it is impossible basically to remove boron using a pure SiO2 refining. The oxidizing ability of CaO-SiO2 slag for boron removal was characterized by establishing the thermodynamic relationship between the distribution coefficient of boron （LB） and the activities of SiO2 and CaO. The experimental results show that the distribution coefficient and the removal efficiency of boron are greatly improved with the increase of CaO proportion in the slag. The maximal value of LB reaches 1.57 with a slag composition of 60%CaO-40%SiO2 （mass fraction）. The boron content in the refined silicon is reduced from 18×10^-6 to 1.8×10^-6 using slag refining at 1600 ℃ for 3 h with a CaO-SiO2/MG-Si ratio of 2.5, and the removal efficiency of boron reaches 90%.
基金Project(2007J0012)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province,ChinaProject(2007HZ0005-2)supported by the Key Technological Program of Fujian Province,China
文摘The removal of boron from metallurgical silicon in slag system of CaO-SiO2-10%CaF2 was investigated. The partition coefficient of boron （LB） between slag and silicon phase was studied under different conditions of slag basicity （CaO/SiO2 ratio）, temperature, mass ratio of slag to silicon and gas blowing. The results show that LB has a maximum value of 4.61 when the CaO/SiO2 mass ratio is around 2 at l 873 K. The logarithm of LB is linear to the reciprocal of temperatures in the range of 1 773-1 973 K. LB increases with the increase of mass ratio of slag to silicon, but it does not increase markedly when the ratio excesses 3. Gas blowing can sionificantlv increase the removal of boron, and LR increases with the increase of water vapor content.
基金Projects(51404231,51474201)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(1508085QE81)supported by Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China+1 种基金Project(2014M561846)supported by China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProject(2012065)supported by 100 Talent Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘A new method about purification of metallurgical grade silicon （MG-Si） by a combination of Si-Al solvent refining andgas blowing treatment was proposed. The morphologies and transformation of impurity phases, especially for boron and iron in Si-Al melt were investigated during Ar-H2 gas blowing treatment. The mechanism of boron removal was discussed. The resultsindicate that gas blowing can refine grain size and increase nucleation of the primary Si. Boron can be effectively removed fromMG-Si using the Ar-H2 gas blowing technique during the Si-Al solvent refining. Compared with the sample without gas blowing,the removal efficiency of boron increases from 45.83% to 74.73% after 2.5 h gas blowing. The main impurity phases containingboron are in the form of TiB2, AlB2 and VB compounds and iron-containing one is in the form of β-Al5FeSi intermetallic compound.Part of boron combines [H] to transform into gas BxHy （BH, BH2） and diffuses towards the surface of the melt and is volatilized byAr-H2 gas blowing treatment under electromagnetic stirring.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51334002 and 51604023)
文摘This study investigates a purification process for metallurgical-grade silicon(MG-Si) in which Si is alloyed with tin(Sn) and Ca O–Si O_2–Ca Cl_2 slag is used to remove boron(B) impurity. Acid leaching was performed to remove the Sn phase after slag refining to recover high-purity Si from the Si–Sn alloy. The effect of refining time was investigated, and acceptable refining results were realized within 15 min. The effects of slag composition and Sn content on the removal of B were also studied. The results indicate that increasing Sn content favors B removal. With the increase of Sn to 50% of the alloy, the final B content decreased to 1.1 × 10^(-4) wt%, 93.9% removal efficiency.
文摘Using a new type of solar furnace and a specially designed induction furnace, cost effective and highly efficient purification of metallurgical silicon into solar grade silicon can be achieved. It is realized by a new method for extracting boron from silicon with the aid of photo-chemical effect. In this article, we discussed the postulated principle of strong radiation catalysis and the recent development in practice. Starting from ordinary metallurgical silicon, we achieved a purification result of 0.12 ppmw to 0.3 ppmw of boron impurity in silicon by only single pass of a low cost and simple process, the major obstacle to make ＇cheap＇ solar grade silicon feedstock in industry is thus removed.
基金Projects(51501028,51471042,51375070)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject supported by the Fundamental Research Funds of the Central Universities,China
文摘The distribution coefficient (LB) of boron between CaO?SiO2?BaO?CaF2 slag and silicon was investigated usingelectromagnetic induction melting for the purpose of improving the boron removal fraction. The dependence of the borondistribution coefficient between slag and silicon on the fundamental parameters of CaO to SiO2 mass ratio and refining time and theadditions of BaO and CaF2 to the slag was discussed. The results show that LB can be increased by adding BaO and CaF2 toCaO?SiO2 slag. The maximum value of LB (6.94) is obtained when the CaO to SiO2 mass ratio is 1.1:1 and the contents of BaO andCaF2 are fixed at 15% and 20%, respectively. Increasing the refining time increases the LB. After the slag treatment is performedtwice, the boron content of the silicon is successfully reduced from 3.5×10?5 to 3.7×10?6, and the removal fraction of boron reaches89.4%.
