Methods and apparatus of producing silicon nanoparticles
AssigneeIonic Mineral Technologies, LLC
InventorsJake E. Entwistle, Andre M. Zeitoun
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Abstract
A method of producing porous silicon particles includes providing reactants including a silica precursor and a metal reducing agent to an interior cavity of a tube of a rotary tube furnace. The method includes rotating the tube to form a mixture of the reactants in the tube. The method includes performing a thermal treatment to the mixture to produce a reaction product including the porous silicon particles. The method includes collecting the reaction product from the rotary tube furnace. The steps of providing the reactants, rotating the tube, performing the thermal treatment, and collecting the reaction product are performed concurrently.
Claims23
A method of producing porous silicon particles, comprising:
- providing reactants comprising a silica precursor and a metal reducing agent to an interior cavity of a tube of a rotary tube furnace;
- rotating the tube to form a mixture of the reactants in the tube;
- performing a thermal treatment to the mixture to produce a reaction product comprising the porous silicon particles;
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- collecting the reaction product from the rotary tube furnace, wherein the steps of providing the reactants, rotating the tube, performing the thermal treatment, and collecting the reaction product are performed concurrently.
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