System for reducing oxygen contamination of milled silicon
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1. A milling system, comprising:
- a reservoir shaped and sized to carry a solvent or a slurry comprising the solvent and a material to be milled;
a treatment column in communication with the reservoir, the column configured to remove one or more of water, oxygen, or impurities from the solvent; and
a mill in fluid communication with the reservoir, the mill configured to triturate the material when carried in the solvent;
wherein the treatment column is disposed before the mill relative to a drying-process flow through the milling system.
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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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1. A milling system, comprising:
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a reservoir shaped and sized to carry a solvent or a slurry comprising the solvent and a material to be milled; a treatment column in communication with the reservoir, the column configured to remove one or more of water, oxygen, or impurities from the solvent; and a mill in fluid communication with the reservoir, the mill configured to triturate the material when carried in the solvent;
wherein the treatment column is disposed before the mill relative to a drying-process flow through the milling system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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providing a nonaqueous solvent; circulating the solvent through a mill and a treatment column configured to remove water from the solvent; monitoring or calculating an amount of water in the solvent; and
thereafteroperating the mill to triturate a material to be milled. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a mill, comprising:
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providing a nonaqueous solvent; circulating the solvent through the mill and a treatment column configured to remove water from the solvent; reducing an amount of water in the solvent to less than about 1000 ppm;
then introducing a material to be milled into the solvent to produce a slurry; andoperating the mill to triturate the material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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