Abstract: An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with spheroidal graphite is disclosed, the inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having between 40 and 80% by weight of Si; 0.02-8% by weight of Ca; 0-5% by weight of Sr; 0-12% by weight of Ba; 0-15% by weight of rare earth metal; 0-5% by weight of Mg; 0.05-5% by weight of Al; 0-10% by weight of Mn; 0-10% by weight of Ti; 0-10 by weight of Zr; the balance being Fe and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally contains, by weight, based on the total weight of inoculant: 0.1 to 15% of particulate Bi2S3, and optionally between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi2O3, and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Sb2O3, and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Sb2S3, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of particulate Fe3O4, Fe2O3, FeO, or a mixture thereof, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate FeS, FeS2, Fe3S4, or a mixture thereof, a method for producing such inoculant and use of such inoculant.

Abstract: An inoculant for manufacturing cast iron with lamellar, compacted or spheroidal graphite is disclosed. The inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having 40 and 80% by weight of silicon, 0.5-5 wt % of calcium and/or strontium and/or barium, 0-10 wt % of rare earths, 0-5 wt % of magnesium, less than 5% by weight of aluminium, 0-10 wt % of manganese and/or zirconium, and the balance being iron, wherein the inoculant additionally contains 0.1-10 wt % of particulate bismuth oxide particles and optionally 0.1-10 wt % of one or more particulate metal sulphides and/or one or more particulate iron oxides, where the particulate bismuth oxide is mixed or blended with the ferrosilicon particles, or is simultaneously added to cast iron together with the particulate ferrosilicon particles.

Abstract: The present invention describes a silicon-carbon composite anode tor lithium-ion batteries comprising 40-80 weight % of silicon particles, 10-45 weight % of carbon, consisting of carbon black and graphite, and a combination of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and styrene butadiene rubber (SB.R) as a binder. The invention also comprises a method of manufacturing the anode and a Li-ion battery comprising the Si—C composite anode according to the present invention.

Abstract: An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with spheroidal graphite is disclosed, the inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having between 40 and 80% by weight of Si, 0.02-8% by weight of Ca; 0-5% by weight of Sr; 0-12% by weight of Ba; 0-10% by weight of rare earth metal; 0-5% by weight of Mg; 0.05-5% by weight of Al; 0-10% by weight of Mn; 0-10% by weight of Ti; 0-10% by weight of Zr; the balance being Fe and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally contains, by weight, based on the total weight of inoculant: 0.1 to 15% by weight of particulate rare earth metal oxide(s) and at least one of from 0.1 to 15% of particulate Bi2O3, and/or from 0.1 to 15% of particulate Bi2S3, and/or from 0.1 to 15% of particulate Sb2O3, and/or from 0.1 to 15% of particulate Sb2S3, and/or from 0.1 to 5% of one of more of particulate Fe3O4, Fe2O3, FeO, or a mixture thereof, and/or from 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silicon based alloy comprising between 45 and 95% by weight of Si; max 0.05% by weight of C; 0.4-30% by weight Cr; 0.01-10% by weight of Al; 0.01-0.3% by weight of Ca; max 0.10% by weight of Ti; up to 25% by weight of Mn; 0.005-0.07% by weight of P; 0.001-0.02% by weight of S; the balance being Fe and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, a method for the production of said alloy and the use thereof.

Abstract: An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with spheroidal graphite is disclosed, the inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having between 40 and 80% by weight of Si; 0.02-8% by weight of Ca; 0-5% by weight of Sr; 0-12% by weight of Ba; 0-15% by weight of rare earth metal; 0-5% by weight of Mg; 0.05-5% by weight of Al; 0-10% by weight of Mn; 0-10% by weight of Ti; 0-10 by weight of Zr; the balance being Fe and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally contains, by weight, based on the total weight of inoculant: 0.1 to 15% of particulate Sb2S3, and optionally between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi2O3, and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Sb2O3, and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi2S3, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate Fe3O4, Fe2O3, FeO, or a mixture thereof, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate FeS, FeS2, Fe3S4, or a mixture thereof, a method for producing such inoculant and use of such inoculant.

Abstract: An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with spheroidal graphite is disclosed, the inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having between 40 and 80% by weight of Si; 0.02-8% by weight of Ca; 0-5% by weight of Sr; 0-12% by weight of Ba; 0-15% by weight of rare earth metal; 0-5% by weight of Mg; 0.05-5% by weight of Al; 0-10% by weight of Mn; 0-10% by weight of Ti; 0-10 by weight of Zr; the balance being Fe and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally contains, by weight, based on the total weight of inoculant: 0.1 to 15% of particulate Sb2S3, and optionally between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi2O3, and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Sb2O3, and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi2S3, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate Fe3O4, Fe2O3, FeO, or a mixture thereof, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate FeS, FeS2, Fe3S4, or a mixture thereof, a method for producing such inoculant and use of such inoculant.

Abstract: An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with spheroidal graphite is disclosed, the inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having between 40 and 80% by weight of Si; 0.02-8% by weight of Ca; 0-5% by weight of Sr; 0-12% by weight of Ba; 0-15% by weight of rare earth metal; 0-5% by weight of Mg; 0.05-5% by weight of Al; 0-10% by weight of Mn; 0-10% by weight of Ti; 0-10 by weight of Zr; the balance being Fe and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally contains, by weight, based on the total weight of inoculant: 0.1 to 15% of particulate Sb2S3, and optionally between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi2O3, and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Sb2O3, and/or between 0.1 and 15% of particulate Bi2S3, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate Fe3O4, Fe2O3, FeO, or a mixture thereof, and/or between 0.1 and 5% of one or more of particulate FeS, FeS2, Fe3S4, or a mixture thereof, a method for producing such inoculant and use of such inoculant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silicon powder, where the size of the silicon powder particles are between 3 and 30 ?m, a particle size fraction D10 of the silicon powder particles is between 3 and 9 ?m, and where the silicon powder particles have no, or substantially no, silicon particles with a size smaller than D10 attached to the surface. The silicon powder according to the present invention is produced by wet classifying produced silicon powders.

Abstract: The present application relates to a combined NPK-Si fertilizer product comprising a mineral NPK fertilizer, which comprises at least one nutrient compound of nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium, and a particulate amorphous silicon dioxide, wherein the ratio of the mineral NPK fertilizer to the amorphous silicon dioxide is from 10:90 to 90:10, based on the dry weight of the at least one nutrient compound of nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium, and the amorphous silicon dioxide contained in the product. The application also relates to the method of production of the inventive NPK-Si fertilizer.

Abstract: A combined organomineral NPK—Si-humate fertilizer having at least one particulate mineral NPK fertilizer is provided, which has at least one nutrient compound of nitrogen, phosphorous or potassium; and a particulate humic substance based silicon fertilizer, having chelates of monosilicic acid-humate compounds. The application also relates to a method of production of the combined organomineral NPK—Si-humate fertilizer.

Abstract: An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with lamellar, compacted or spheroidal graphite is disclosed. The inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having about 40 to 80 wt % silicon, about 0.1 to 10 wt % calcium, 0 and 10% by weight of rare earths, for example cerium and/or lanthanum, and up to 5 wt % aluminium the balance being iron and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally has 0.1 to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of inoculant, antimony oxide where said antimony oxide is in particulate form and is mixed or blended with the ferrosilicon alloy particles, or is simultaneously added to cast iron together with the particulate ferrosilicon alloy particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a humic substance based Si-fertilizer product having storage-stable, bio-available Si, which is produced by forming a mixture of, 45-95% by weight of a humic acid-containing raw material, 5-50% by weight of amorphous silica, and 0.5-10 % by weight of an alkali, all amounts based on the total weight of the dry components, incubated in an aqueous medium, and optionally dried and granulated, wherein the bio-available silicon is in the form of water-soluble chelates of monosilicic acid-humate compounds. The invention also relates to a method of producing humic substance based Si-fertilizer, a method for increasing the uptake of silicon in plants and use of the humic substance based Si-fertilizer.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a viscosifter for oil well fluids, said viscosifier comprising a cross-linked micro- or nano-fibrillated cellulose (MFC).

Abstract: A ferrosilicon inoculant for gray cast iron containing between 0.1 to 10% by weight strontium, less than 0.35% by weight calcium, 1.5 to 10% by weight aluminum and 0.1 to 15% zirconium, The inoculant, method for producing the inoculant, method for inoculating the melt and a gray cast iron inoculated with the inoculant are covered.

Abstract: A ferrosilicon inoculant for gray cast iron containing between 0.1 to 10% by weight strontium, less than 0.35% by weight calcium, 1.5 to 10% by weight aluminum and 0.1 to 15% zirconium, The inoculant, method for producing the inoculant, method for inoculating the melt and a gray cast iron inoculated with the inoculant are covered.

Abstract: A method for the energy efficient production of metals and alloys by carbothermic reduction of minerals and ores in electric reduction reactors is disclosed. The method includes conveying a wood containing material to at least one pyrolysis step for producing charcoal; conveying the produced charcoal, possibly other carbon-containing reduction materials and metal containing raw materials to the at least one reactor for producing metal or alloy; conveying off-gas from the at least one pyrolysis step and off-gas from the at least one reactor to at least one energy recovery step.

Abstract: An inoculant for manufacturing cast iron with lamellar, compacted or spheroidal graphite is disclosed. The inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy 40 and 80% by weight of silicon, 0.5 and 5% by weight of calcium and/or strontium and/or barium, 0 and 10% by weight of rare earths, 0 and 5% by weight of magnesium, less than 5% by weight of aluminium, 0 and 10% by weight of manganese and/or zirconium, and the balance being iron, wherein the inoculant additionally contains 0.1 to 10% by weight of particulate bismuth oxide particles and optionally 0.1 and 10% by weight of one or more particulate metal sulphides and/or one or more particulate iron oxides, where the particulate bismuth oxide is mixed or blended with the ferrosilicon particles, or is simultaneously added to cast iron together with the particulate ferrosilicon particles.

Abstract: An inoculant for the manufacture of cast iron with lamellar, compacted or spheroidal graphite is disclosed. The inoculant has a particulate ferrosilicon alloy having about 40 to 80 wt % silicon, about 0.1 to 10 wt % calcium, 0 and 10% by weight of rare earths, for example cerium and/or lanthanum, and up to 5 wt % aluminium the balance being iron and incidental impurities in the ordinary amount, wherein the inoculant additionally has 0.1 to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of inoculant, antimony oxide where said antimony oxide is in particulate form and is mixed or blended with the ferrosilicon alloy particles, or is simultaneously added to cast iron together with the particulate ferrosilicon alloy particles.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a viscosifier for oil well fluids, said viscosifier comprising a cross-linked micro- or nano-fibrillated cellulose (MFC).