
Metallurgical Ways of Silicon Meltstock Processing
1987-1-1 · A quarter of the total silicon quantity consists of ''silicon metal'', i.e. metallurgical-grade silicon (MG-Si) of 98% purity, as an average quality (Roskill Information Services 1976). 20% of the MG-Si is used for the preparation of organosilanes (silicone polymers) whereas only about 4 % - i .