Fluidized bed reactor for production of high purity silicon
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01J-008/24
B01J-019/02
C01B-033/021
출원번호
US-0393852
(2009-02-26)
등록번호
US-8168123
(2012-05-01)
발명자
/ 주소
Sanchez, Javier San Segundo
Barona, Jose Luis Montesinos
Conejero, Evaristo Ayuso
Canle, Manuel Vicente Vales
Rel, Xavier Benavides
Garcia, Pedro-Tomas Lujan
Martinez, Maria Tomas
출원인 / 주소
Siliken Chemicals, S.L.
대리인 / 주소
Stoel Rives LLP
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초록
Methods and apparatus for the production of high purity silicon including a fluidized bed reactor with one or more protective layers deposited on an inside surface of the fluidized bed reactor. The protective layer may be resistant to corrosion by fluidizing gases and silicon-bearing gases.
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1. A fluidized bed reactor for the production of high purity silicon, the fluidized bed reactor comprising: a chamber having dimensions to contain silicon particles capable of being fluidized therein, the chamber having a wall constructed of a metal alloy;a gas inlet in the chamber configured to rec
1. A fluidized bed reactor for the production of high purity silicon, the fluidized bed reactor comprising: a chamber having dimensions to contain silicon particles capable of being fluidized therein, the chamber having a wall constructed of a metal alloy;a gas inlet in the chamber configured to receive a gas to fluidize the particles inside the chamber, wherein the gas inlet is coupled to a source of silicon-bearing gas;a silicon particle inlet configured for the addition of silicon particles into the chamber;an outlet in the chamber configured to allow the recovery of the high-purity silicon;an outlet configured to allow an effluent gas stream to leave the chamber; anda ceramic protective layer deposited on at least a portion of an inside surface of the chamber wherein the ceramic protective layer comprises zirconium dioxide-yttrium stabilized; andwherein the ceramic protective layer is configured to be resistant to corrosion by the fluidizing gas. 2. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, wherein the metal alloy is an iron-based alloy selected from at least one of the following: a stainless steel alloy and a chromium-nickel alloy. 3. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 2, wherein the metal alloy further includes at least one of the following: manganese, molybdenum, silicon, cobalt and tungsten. 4. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, wherein the metal alloy is a nickel-based alloy selected from at least one of the following: a nickel-molybdenum alloy and a nickel-chromium-molybdenum alloy. 5. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 4, wherein the metal alloy further includes at least one of the following: manganese, molybdenum, silicon, cobalt and tungsten. 6. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, further comprising an adhesion layer positioned between the protective layer and the inside surface of the chamber. 7. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 6, wherein the adhesion layer comprises at least one of the following: a nickel alloy layer and a nickel-chromium-yttrium layer. 8. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, wherein the ceramic protective layer deposited on the inside surface of the chamber is deposited by at least one of the following: thermal projection, chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition, solgel, electrophoretic deposition and aerosol thermal spraying. 9. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, wherein the chamber comprises an external surface and, wherein at least a portion of the external surface of the chamber has been treated to improve the thermal power transfer efficiency of the chamber compared to an untreated external surface. 10. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 9, wherein the external surface of the chamber is sand-blasted to improve the thermal power transfer efficiency of the chamber. 11. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, wherein the chamber is constructed of a material configured to withstand internal pressures ranging from approximately 50 mbar to approximately 5000 mbar. 12. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, wherein the chamber is constructed of a material configured to withstand temperatures ranging from approximately 500° C. to approximately 1200° C. 13. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, wherein the silicon particles comprise silicon beads and the gas comprises at least one of the following: hydrogen, helium, argon, silicon tetrachloride, silicon tetrabromide, silicon tetraiodide, monosilane, disilane, trisilane, trichlorosilane, dichlorosilane, monochlorosilane, tribromosilane, dibromosilane, monobromosilane, triiodosilane, diiodosilane and monoiodosilane. 14. The fluidized bed reactor of claim 1, further comprising at least one reactor heater, wherein the at least one reactor heater comprises at least one of the following: a radiation heater and a conduction heater. 15. A fluidized bed reactor used in the production of high-purity silicon, comprising: a chamber having dimensions to receive silicon beads capable of being fluidized therein, the chamber having a wall constructed of a metal alloy;a gas inlet in the chamber configured to receive a fluidizing gas and a silicon-bearing gas to fluidize the particles inside the chamber, wherein the gas inlet is coupled to a source of the fluidizing gas and the silicon-bearing gas;an outlet in the chamber configured to allow a recovery of the high-purity silicon;an outlet configured to allow an effluent gas stream to leave the chamber; anda protective layer deposited on at least a portion of an inside surface of the chamber wherein the protective layer comprises zirconium dioxide-yttrium stabilized. 16. A fluidized bed reactor used in the production of high-purity silicon, comprising: a chamber having dimensions to contain silicon beads capable of being fluidized therein, the chamber having a wall constructed of a metal alloy;a gas inlet in the chamber configured to receive a fluidizing gas and a silicon-bearing gas to fluidize the silicon beads inside the chamber, wherein the gas inlet is coupled to a source of the fluidizing gas and the silicon-bearing gas;an outlet in the chamber configured to allow the recovery of the high-purity silicon;an outlet configured to allow an effluent gas stream to leave the chamber; anda protective layer deposited on at least a portion of an inside surface of the chamber, the protective layer having a composition being other than silicon-based or carbon-based, wherein the protective layer comprises zirconium dioxide-yttrium stabilized.
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