Furnace ?Some processes use ( entire silicate sands ) to produce silicate gel.
Others use just the silcate.
My question is....
Since the silicon deposit is - 99+% pure
would such a mine model ( making silicate gel to aerogel ) require a furnace ?
Ahhhhh.....
- Silicon ores ( high grade ) milled down to a fines or nanao.
- React with sodium chloride
- Off gassing of hydrogen capture ( use as source of energy to run operations )
- Potential resale of excess hydrogen produced
- Introduce ( co2 ) injection into silicate gel to produce -aerogel.
- Most know, there will be lots of co2 above grade pipelines in Alberta - to draw from - wink.
- Final product - aerogel for use in construction industry - all sorts of prodcuts
So... would a furnace be required in this mine model above ?
This question would be ressolved - via - pilot testing the 99+% grade silicon ores in sodium hydroxide using various nano shapes + sizes. they'd have their answer.
There.... done.
Crossed fingers the junior chooses the right path.
IMAGE BELOW
And there's the silicon with in the center of the newly structured molecule.
Which suggests, aerogel could be made from whole ores.
Where would the hydrogen come from ?
tHE REACTION of sodium hydroxide in water with the silica - question is, how much free hydrogen would off gas - would it be a 1:1 ratio since there appears to be no hydrogen molecules in image below ?
SILICATE AEROGEL STRUCTURE
Sorry... do excuse...
Had to write one more post.
Once on the trail of a great subject - seems to always morph into another great subject.
Again, my apologies.
Cheers....