Abstract
AbstractSlag treatment is one of the pyrometallurgical routes to refine and remove impurities (such as boron) from silicon. Many studies have demonstrated that the rate-controlling step in the process is the mass transfer of boron (B) in the slag phase. Hence, information regarding the B diffusivity is vital. This paper discusses the diffusivity of B in the slag from secondary data collated from previous kinetics studies and compares it with semi-empirical diffusivity equations.
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Swinburne University of Technology
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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