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A hybrid metallurgical-electrochemical roadmap is the most promising trajectory for sustainable solar- and electronic-grade silicon production, offering significant energy and carbon footprint reductions compared to the dominant Siemens process. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To systematically assess seventeen industrial and emerging silicon purification technologies across five methodological classes regarding their mechanism, achievable purity, energy intensity, and carbon footprint.

August 22, 2026Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Silicon Purification: Purity, Energy and Environmental Trade-Offs Across Five Technological Routes

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NRNurbek RakhimovKarshi State University SSShohruh SAYFULLOEVNational University of Uzbekistan OAOdiljon AbdurakhmonovInstitute of Chemical Technology

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Systematic review evaluates energy efficiency and carbon footprints across seventeen silicon purification methods, highlighting hybrid electrochemical pathways for sustainable manufacturing.

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To systematically assess seventeen industrial and emerging silicon purification technologies across five methodological classes regarding their mechanism, achievable purity, energy intensity, and carbon footprint.
Surveyed seventeen purification methods grouped into metallurgical, chemical, physical, electrochemical, and crystallization routes.
Evaluated specific energy consumption (kWh/kg), carbon emissions (t CO2/t Si), and purity capabilities across metallurgical-grade (2N–3N) to electronic-grade (11N) silicon using 2023–2025 literature.
The dominant Siemens process accounts for 80–85% of global polysilicon production but requires 65–160 kWh/kg and emits up to 57 t CO2 per t Si.
Silane-based fluidized-bed reactors reduce energy demand to 30–50 kWh/kg, whereas laboratory-scale electrochemical routes achieve 2–10 kWh/kg with near-zero carbon footprints.
A hybrid metallurgical-electrochemical framework provides the optimal route for low-carbon solar- and electronic-grade silicon.

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Rakhimov et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f0dca7ade938187d6a7 https://doi.org/10.1080/08827508.2026.2716681

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August 22, 2026Mineral Processing and Extractive Metallurgy Review

Silicon Purification: Purity, Energy and Environmental Trade-Offs Across Five Technological Routes

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NRNurbek RakhimovKarshi State University SSShohruh SAYFULLOEVNational University of Uzbekistan OAOdiljon AbdurakhmonovInstitute of Chemical Technology

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Implication

Systematic review evaluates energy efficiency and carbon footprints across seventeen silicon purification methods, highlighting hybrid electrochemical pathways for sustainable manufacturing.

Key Points

To systematically assess seventeen industrial and emerging silicon purification technologies across five methodological classes regarding their mechanism, achievable purity, energy intensity, and carbon footprint.
Surveyed seventeen purification methods grouped into metallurgical, chemical, physical, electrochemical, and crystallization routes.
Evaluated specific energy consumption (kWh/kg), carbon emissions (t CO2/t Si), and purity capabilities across metallurgical-grade (2N–3N) to electronic-grade (11N) silicon using 2023–2025 literature.
The dominant Siemens process accounts for 80–85% of global polysilicon production but requires 65–160 kWh/kg and emits up to 57 t CO2 per t Si.
Silane-based fluidized-bed reactors reduce energy demand to 30–50 kWh/kg, whereas laboratory-scale electrochemical routes achieve 2–10 kWh/kg with near-zero carbon footprints.
A hybrid metallurgical-electrochemical framework provides the optimal route for low-carbon solar- and electronic-grade silicon.

Cite This Study

Rakhimov et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f0dca7ade938187d6a7 https://doi.org/10.1080/08827508.2026.2716681

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