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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
May. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anders Schei, Kristiansand, NO;
Assignee:
Elkem ASA, , NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
423348 ; 117 78 ; 117 80 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a process for removing impurities from molten silicon by treatment of molten silicon contained in a vessel with a slag having the capability of removing the impurities, particularly boron from molten silicon wherein slag is continuously or substantially continuously added to the molten silicon and that the slag is continuously or substantially continuously inactivated or removed from the silicon melt as soon as equilibrium between the slag and molten silicon is reached with respect to the impurity elements or element to be removed.