A review of hydrometallurgy techniques for the removal of impurities from metallurgical-grade silicon

F Xi, S Li, W Ma, Z Chen, K Wei, J Wu - Hydrometallurgy, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrometallurgy is considered a promising method to produce solar-grade silicon (SOG-Si)
from metallurgical-grade silicon (MG-Si) due to its advantages of low cost, simple operation …

A review of the process on the purification of metallurgical grade silicon by solvent refining

Y He, W Ma, A Xing, M Hu, S Liu, X Yang, J Li… - Materials Science in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract silicon shows many applications including energy field, new materials field,
semiconductor field, medical field and so on. Many materials come from Metallurgical grade …

Silicon recovery from diamond wire saw silicon powder waste with hydrochloric acid pretreatment: An investigation of Al dissolution behavior

S Yang, X Wan, K Wei, W Ma, Z Wang - Waste Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Silicon recovery from diamond wire saw silicon powder (DWSSP) waste is of great
significance for increasing production profits and alleviating hazardous effects on the …

Leaching kinetic mechanism of iron from the diamond wire saw silicon powder by HCl

Z Zhang, X Guo, Y Wang, D Wei, H Wang, H Li… - Waste Management, 2023 - Elsevier
The diamond wire saw silicon powder (DWSSP) is considered to be a harmful to the
environment because of finer particles, the large specific surface area and flammability …

Kinetic mechanism of aluminum removal from diamond wire saw powder in HCl solution

S Yang, K Wei, W Ma, K Xie, J Wu, Y Lei - Journal of hazardous materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Impurity removal is essential for the recovery and regeneration of silicon resources from
diamond wire saw powder by metallurgical purification technologies. In this paper, the …

Potential of producing solar grade silicon nanoparticles from selected agro-wastes: A review

JA Adebisi, JO Agunsoye, SA Bello, II Ahmed, OA Ojo… - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) stated that Nigeria generates
around 3080 MW of electricity but with actual estimated demand of 10,000 MW. Due to the …

Leaching behavior of impurities in Ca-alloyed metallurgical grade silicon

H Lai, L Huang, C Lu, M Fang, W Ma, P Xing, J Li… - Hydrometallurgy, 2015 - Elsevier
To explore the potential of acid leaching in purifying metallurgical grade silicon (MG-Si) for
solar cell applications, the effect of silicon microstructure on its leaching behavior was …

Enhanced acid leaching of metallurgical grade silicon in hydrofluoric acid containing hydrogen peroxide as oxidizing agent

H Lai, L Huang, C Gan, P Xing, J Li, X Luo - Hydrometallurgy, 2016 - Elsevier
The effect of hydrogen peroxide as a novel oxidizing agent on purifying metallurgical grade
silicon (MG-Si) by leaching with hydrofluoric acid was investigated as a function of …

Pretreatment of refractory gold concentrate calcine using ammonium bifluoride and sulfuric acid solution

R Wang, C Liu, Y Yang, J Zhou, Y Guo, B Xie - Minerals Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The secondary encapsulation of gold and silver by silicates and Fe-oxide during the roasting
oxidation of refractory gold concentrate significantly influence the gold and silver leaching …

Purification of metallurgical-grade silicon via acid leaching, calcination and quenching before boron complexation

YH Sun, QH Ye, CJ Guo, HY Chen, X Lang, F David… - Hydrometallurgy, 2013 - Elsevier
The effects of hydrofluoric acid concentration ([HF]), silicon particle size, calcination and
quenching (C&Q), in addition to complexation with various ligands on the purification of …