Ferrosilicon an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Silicon, ferrosilicon and other silicon alloys are produced by reducing quartz, with coal and iron or other ores at very high temperatures (2000°C) in electric arc furnaces. 385 Some silicon gas (or 'fume') is produced in the process and reaches the top of the furnace with other combustion gases, where it becomes oxidised to silica by the ...