PUREVAP™
QUARTZ REDUCTION REACTOR (QRR)
The PUREVAP™ Quartz Reduction Reactor (QRR) is an innovative, green technology capable of transforming quartz into high-purity silicon in a single step and at dramatically reduced costs.
The QRR’s 99.5%+ purity silicon has a variety of high-end applications, including acting as feedstock for polysilicon in solar panels and electronics, and in aluminum alloys, silicones, and battery technology. The QRR, therefore, underpins industries that are crucial to the success of the renewable energy revolution.
THE QRR PROCESS
The QRR process begins with quartz and clean coal, which are placed into the PUREVAP™ Quartz Reduction Redactor, and, after a short duration, are transformed into high-purity silicon ready for diverse markets. This single-step manufacturing process requires a total of 13,000 kWh of energy — well under what other methods on the market need.
COMPETITIVE EDGE
The QRR’s competitive edge lies in its simplicity, as it cuts out many of the inefficient, time-consuming, and polluting steps required by conventional silicon manufacturing techniques.
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS
ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOYS
Adding high-purity silicon to aluminum metal improves its strength and malleability, in addition to making the material lighter. These characteristics make aluminum-silicon metal perfect for the lucrative electric vehicle market, among others.
SILICONES
Reacting high-purity silicon with carbon and water produces silicones, which are synthetic polymers usually found in a rubber-like state. The material is ubiquitous in construction as a binder and in specialty coatings, lubricants, adhesives, and sealants, among other uses.
FEEDSTOCK: POLYSILICON
The QRR’s high-purity silicon acts as feedstock for solar technology and vastly reduces overall emissions from the solar manufacturing process.
BATTERY GRADE SILICON
Replacing graphite in Li-ion battery anodes with HPQ’s high-purity silicon supercharges battery performance, massively increasing the marketability of electric vehicles and battery storage technology.
PUREVAP™ QRR MARKET POTENTIALS
Capable of drastically reducing capital expenditure and operational costs, the PUREVAP Quartz Reduction Redactor delivers robust savings — and is primed to become the high-purity silicon industry’s choice material supplier.
The QRR reduces the CAPEX of silicon manufacturing plants by 85-90% and can scale by increments of 2,500 MTY — well under the industry standard — for greater industrial flexibility.
90%
The QRR uses 25% less feedstock material per MT of high-purity silicon for a 20% cash-cost advantage. It also utilizes lower quality feedstock (98.5% versus 99.5%) to reduce operating costs and drive greater profit margins.
