Silicothermic reaction
Silicothermic reactions are thermic chemical reactions using silicon as the reducing agent at high temperature (800-1400°C). The most prominent example is the Pidgeon process for reducing magnesium metal from ores. Other processes include the Bolzano process and the . All three are commercially used for magnesium production.
The silicothermic process for magnesium production was developed commercially in Canada during the Second World War[1] by Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon.
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- ^ Encyclopedia of materials, parts and finishes, 2nd edition, Mel M. Schwartz, 2002, p. 371, ISBN 1-56676-661-3
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