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Silicon production with a fluidized bed reactor utilizing tetrachlorosilane to reduce wall deposition

US7927984B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 5, 2008
Grant dateApr 19, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/129
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Silicon deposits are suppressed at the wall of a fluidized bed reactor by a process in which an etching gas is fed near the wall of the reactor. The etching gas includes tetrachlorosilane. A Siemens reactor may be integrated into the process such that the vent gas from the Siemens reactor is used to form a feed gas and/or etching gas fed to the fluidized bed reactor.

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