Process for preparation of polycrystalline silicon
First Claim
1. A process for preparing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of (A) reacting trichlorosilane with hydrogen thereby forming silicon and an effluent mixture comprising tetrachlorosilane and disilane described by formula HnC6-nSi2 where n is a value of 0 to 6 and (B) co-feeding the effluent mixture and hydrogen to a reactor at a temperature within a range of about 600°
- C. to 1200°
C. thereby effecting hydrogenation of the tetrachlorosilane to trichlorosilane and conversion of the disilane to monosilanes.
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Abstract
A process for preparing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of (A) reacting trichlorosilane with hydrogen thereby forming silicon and an effluent mixture comprising tetrachlorosilane and disilane described by formula HnCl6—NSi2 where n is a value of 0 to 6 and (B) co-feeding the effluent mixture and hydrogen to a reactor at a temperature within a range of about 600° C. to 1200° C. thereby effecting hydrogenation of the tetrachlorosilane and conversion of the disilane to monosilanes.
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1. A process for preparing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of
(A) reacting trichlorosilane with hydrogen thereby forming silicon and an effluent mixture comprising tetrachlorosilane and disilane described by formula HnC6-nSi2 where n is a value of 0 to 6 and (B) co-feeding the effluent mixture and hydrogen to a reactor at a temperature within a range of about 600° - C. to 1200°
C. thereby effecting hydrogenation of the tetrachlorosilane to trichlorosilane and conversion of the disilane to monosilanes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- C. to 1200°
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3. A process for preparing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of
(A) depositing silicon on a heated element by the reaction of trichlorosilane with hydrogen thereby forming an effluent mixture comprising trichlorosilane, tetrachlorosilane, disilane described by formula HnCl6-nSi2 where n is a value of 0 to 6, and particulate silicon, (B) separating the effluent mixture into a fraction comprising trichlorosilane and a high-boiling fraction comprising the tetrachlorosilane, disilane, and particulate silicon, where the trichlorosilane is recycled to step (A), (C) removing the particulate silicon from the high-boiling fraction, (D) co-feeding the high-boiling fraction from step (C) and hydrogen to a reactor at a temperature within a range of about 600° - C. to 1200°
C. thereby effecting hydrogenation of the tetrachlorosilane to trichlorosilane and conversion of the disilane to monosilanes, and(E) recovering trichlorosilane formed in step (D) and recycling to step (A). - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
- C. to 1200°
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13. A process for preparing chlorosilanes comprising co-feeding a mixture comprising tetrachlorosilane, disilane described by formula HnCl6-nSi2 where n is a value of 0 to 6, and hydrogen to a reactor at a temperature within a range of about 600°
- C. to 1200°
C. to effect hydrogenation of the tetrachlorosilane and conversion of the disilane to monosilanes.
- C. to 1200°
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14. A process for preparing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of
(A) reacting trichlorosilane with hydrogen thereby forming silicon and an effluent mixture comprising tetrachlorosilane and disilane described by formula HnCl6-nSi2 where n is a value of 0 to 6 and (B) co-feeding the effluent mixture, hydrogen, and HCl to a reactor at a temperature of about 400° - C. to about 600°
C. and at a pressure of about 100 to about 600 psig thereby effecting hydrogenation of the tetrachlorosilane to trichlorosilane and conversion of the disilane to monosilanes. - View Dependent Claims (15)
- C. to about 600°
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16. A process for preparing polycrystalline silicon comprising the steps of
(A) depositing silicon on a heated element by the reaction of trichlorosilane with hydrogen thereby forming an effluent mixture comprising trichlorosilane, tetrachlorosilane, disilane described by formula HnCl6-nSi2 where n is a value of 0 to 6, and particulate silicon, (B) separating the effluent mixture into a fraction comprising trichlorosilane and a high-boiling fraction comprising the tetrachlorosilane, disilane, and particulate silicon, where the trichlorosilane is recycled to step (A), (C) removing the particulate silicon from the high-boiling fraction, (D) co-feeding the high-boiling fraction from step (C), hydrogen, and HCl to a reactor at a temperature of about 400° - C. to about 600°
C. and a pressure of about 100 to about 600 psig thereby effecting hydrogenation of the tetrachlorosilane to trichlorosilane and conversion of the disilane to monosilanes, and(E) recovering trichlorosilane formed in step (D) and recycling to step (A).
- C. to about 600°
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