Distribution of Representative Impurities in Metallurgical-Grade Silicon Using CaO-SiO2-CaF2 and CaO-SiO2-CaCl2 Slags

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This paper presents a detailed analysis of impurities distribution in metallurgical-grade silicon after CaO-SiO2-CaF2 and CaO-SiO2-CaCl2 slags refining. It demonstrates that the impurities removal efficiency generally increase in metallurgical-grade silicon after CaO-SiO2-CaCl2 slag refining compared to that after CaO-SiO2-CaF2 slag refining. It is also determined that metallic impurities like Fe, Al and Ca tend to co-deposit with Si to form Si-Ca based intermetallic compounds in the precipitate phase after slag refining.

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