Industrial materials: thermodynamic efficiency?
…to overcome the enthalpy of formation of SiO2. In reality, there actually is a broad landscape of silica producers, who mine high-purity silica, and sell this product on, into value…
Commodity prices: metals, materials and chemicals?
…ten year highs in 2022, before correcting sharply in 2023. Silica prices surpassed $70/ton, silicon metal prices reached $4,000/ton and polysilicon prices surpassed $30/kg (charts below). Silica price, silicon price…
Wet sand: what impacts on shale breakevens and CO2?
…Scope 2. https://thundersaidenergy.com/downloads/co2-emissions-from-permian-shale-production/ HSE advantages are also noted in the technical paper. Fugitive silica dust is materially reduced, as wet sand particles adhere to one-another. This helps meet OSHA’s 2016…
Global polysilicon production capacity?
…input material, silicon metal, is around 8.5MTpa (per the USGS), and production of the key raw material, silica, is around 350 MTpa (per our silica screen). This data-file aggregates polysilicon…
Do refineries become bio-refineries?
…Pd, Ni) Acid catalyst on an alumino-silica zeolite framework. Upstream modifications. Pre-treatment processes, surge drums and heat-exchangers are installed upstream of each reactor. Downstream modifications. The output products from the…
Silicon carbide: production costs?
…is used in the steel/metals industry, aerospace, brake pads of high-end automobiles and bullet proof vests. Silicon carbide material is made by super-heating high-grade silica (SiO2) with petcoke (C) in…
Energy intensity of fiber optic cables?
…modules. Air Products notes that it supplies industrial gases, such as argon, helium and hydrogen used in production. High-quality silica glass and specialty plastics are also used in the cabling….
Solvay: lithium ion battery binders and additives?
…Chemicals business produces soda-ash, peroxides, silica, et al; and its Solutions business produces specialty chemicals, aromas, coatings, Rare Earths, mining solutions and battery recycling. For the energy transition, Solvay is…
Semiconductor physics: pièce de resistance?
…for silicon wafers is summarized on pages 19-20, covering silica mining, silicon metal, polysilicon production, polysilicon markets, and 20 companies across this entire value chain. $499.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart…
Market concentration by industry in the energy transition?
…US E&P, US refining, Western coal, LNG shipping. Mining sectors covered include aluminium, copper, cobalt, lithium, nickel, uranium, silica and silver. Correlation between market concentration and operating margins in energy…