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Silicon Seduced From Silica

Posted by Hemos on from the sally-sells-shells-by-the-seashore dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Making silicon is an expensive process, which conventionally involves carbothermal reduction, in which the oxygen is removed from silica by a heterogeneous-homogeneous reaction sequence at approximately 1,700 C. Now, Japanese researchers have developed a new technique which uses electricity to remove the oxygen from silica. Their technique is based on the immersion of silica in a bath of molten calcium chloride salt at 850 C, which should reduce the costs of making silicon -- and other elements, like zirconium. Check this column for a summary or read this article from Nature for additional details."

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  1. It is BULLSHIT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    I am lying when i say I won't cum in your mouth. Unless you're Malda, because I'll cum in your ass.

  2. Silicon from Silicon?!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait


    I thought this was about getting RAM modules from your mom's tits.