Method For Producing High Purity Silicon

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APP PUB NO 20080247936A1
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11885749

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An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a great deal of inexpensive high purity silicon useful in a solar battery. Disclosed is a method for producing the high purity silicon by migrating impurities in molten silicon to slag including the step of feeding an oxidizing agent to the molten silicon together with slag, wherein the oxidizing agent is a material comprising as a primary component at least one of the following materials: alkali metal carbonate, hydrate of alkali metal carbonate, alkali metal hydroxide, alkaline-earth metal carbonate, hydrate of alkaline-earth metal carbonate or alkaline-earth metal hydroxide.

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NIPPON STEEL MATERIALS CO LTDTOKYO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ito, Nobuaki Chiba, JP 134 323
Kondo, Jiro Chiba, JP 41 299
Okajima, Masaki Chiba, JP 20 245
Okazawa, Kensuke Chiba, JP 9 36

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