Electrochemical decomposition of SiO2 pellets to form silicon in molten salts

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2011-01-21

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Ergul, Emre
Karakaya, İshak
Erdogan, Metehan

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Direct electrochemical reduction of porous SiO2 pellets in molten CaCl2 salt and CaCl2-NaCl salt mixture was investigated by applying 2.8 V potential. The study focused on the effects of temperature, particle size of SiO2 powder starting material and the behavior of cathode contacting materials during electrochemical reduction process. The starting materials and the electrolysis products were characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron microscopy mainly. The studies showed that smaller particle sizes and higher temperatures had slightly positive effects in increasing the reduction rate within the ranges covered in this study. The results were interpreted from variations of current and accumulative electrical charge that passed through the cell as a function of duration of electrochemical reduction under different conditions. Microstructures and compositions of the reduced pellets were used to infer that electrochemical reduction of SiO2 in molten salts may become a method to produce silicon that could be used in solar energy utilization. Furthermore, X-ray diffraction analysis results indicated that the silicon produced at the cathode reacts with contacting materials; nickel, and iron in stainless steel to form Ni-Si and Fe-Si compounds due to very reactive nature of silicon especially at high temperatures.

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Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials, Metals and Alloys

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/34847

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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.09.126

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Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Article

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E. Ergul, İ. Karakaya, and M. Erdogan, “Electrochemical decomposition of SiO2 pellets to form silicon in molten salts,” JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, pp. 899–903, 2011, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/34847.