Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of preparing silicon from sand
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Application No.: US15171226Application Date: 2016-06-02
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Publication No.: US09938153B2Publication Date: 2018-04-10
- Inventor: Mohammad Furquan , Savithri Vijayalakshmi , Sagar Mitra
- Applicant: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
- Applicant Address: IN Maharashtra
- Assignee: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY
- Current Assignee: INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY
- Current Assignee Address: IN Maharashtra
- Priority: IN201621012185 20160406
- Main IPC: C01B33/023
- IPC: C01B33/023

Abstract:
Embodiments herein provide a method of preparing Silicon (Si) from sand (SiO2).The method includes preparing sand particles with a size less than 50 microns. Further, the method includes obtaining Magnesium (Mg) particles with a size in range of 105-150 microns. Further, the method includes mixing sand and Mg particles in a predefined ratio to obtain a Sand-Magnesium (SM) mixture. Further, the method includes subjecting the SM mixture to heating at a temperature for a predefined time to obtain Si sample. Further, the method includes identifying un-reacted portion of Mg and sand particles. Furthermore, the method includes purifying byproducts of magnesium as well as un-reacted-magnesium and silica to obtain pure Si.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170291821A1 METHOD OF PREPARING SILICON FROM SAND Public/Granted day:2017-10-12
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