Finite element analysis and techno-economic modeling of solar silicon molten salt electrolysis

A Moudgal, S Buasai, YJ Wu, A McMahon… - JOM, 2021 - Springer
A new process is presented for low-cost one-step production of pure solid silicon from
natural quartzite by molten salt electrolysis. At a process temperature of 1100° C, a techno …

Thermochemical interactions between yttria‐stabilized zirconia and molten lunar regolith simulants

K Yu, J Stokes, B Harder, L Reidy… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Oxygen produced through in‐situ resource utilization (ISRU) is critical to maintaining a
permanent human presence on the lunar surface. Molten regolith electrolysis and …

Oxygen Vacancy Ordering and Molten Salt Corrosion Behavior of ZnO-Doped CeYSZ for Solid Oxide Membranes

H Lee, H Lee - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although 4Ce4YSZ has high corrosion resistance, it faces challenges concerning its
sinterability and ionic conductivity. Therefore, we studied destabilization behavior caused by …

Facile Electrodeposition of Ti5Si3 Films from Oxide Precursors in Molten CaCl2

W Tang, G Li, Z Pang, X Xu, K Zhu, Q Xu, X Zou… - … Materials Transactions B, 2021 - Springer
It is hard to produce dense refractory Ti 5 Si 3 films at low temperature because of the
extremely high melting point (2130° C) of Ti 5 Si 3. Herein, we report the facile …

Solid oxide membrane electrolysis of metal oxides for advanced energy applications

H Yan - 2023 - search.proquest.com
This thesis presents an exploration of Solid Oxide Membrane (SOM) electrolysis as a
solution to the imminent challenge of transitioning from fossil fuel dependence towards …

Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Assisted Green Electrochemical Preparation of Silicon from Solid Silica in Calcium Chloride Melt

Y Gao, Z Huang, L He, GZ Chen, Q Qin, G Li - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2021 - Springer
A novel integrated cell with O 2-| YSZ| Pt| O 2 (air) reference and counter electrodes was
constructed using a short yttria-stabilized zirconia solid electrolyte (YSZ) tube. Combining …

Environmentally Sound One-Step Solar Silicon From Natural Quartzite

IV Powell, C Adam, U Pal, Y Zhong, M Asadikiya… - 2022 - osti.gov
This project aimed to demonstrate a new molten salt electrodeposition process to go straight
from low-cost silica at $200/tonne ($40¢/kg Si basis) to polysilicon in a single step using less …