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System for reducing oxygen contamination of milled silicon

US10569278B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Nanostar, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jonathan Goodman · Evanston, US
Gregory Alan Marus · New Orleans, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 11, 2019
Grant date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29B13/10
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A milling system which includes a reservoir shaped and sized to contain a solvent or a slurry including the solvent and a material to be milled, a treatment column in communication with the reservoir, wherein the treatment column is configured to remove one or more of water, oxygen, and/or other impurities from the solvent, and a mill in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the mill is configured to triturate the material. The treatment column may be fluidly isolated from the rest of the system during milling.

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