Background and activities
Ferroalloy-, silicon- and solar grade silicon- production
Merete Tangstad was educated at NTH in 1989 and was also awarded her PhD at this institution. She worked in Elkem and Eramet in the period of 1990-2004 with production of ferromanganese alloys. Since 2004 she has been a professor at NTNU and her main fields are ferralloy production, silicon production and solar grade silicon processes.
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2018) Kinetic Investigations of SiMn Slags From Different Mn Sources. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 49 (3).
- (2018) Carbothermal reduction of quartz and carbon pellets at elevated temperatures. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 49 (3).
- (2018) CFD Modeling of boron removal from liquid silicon with cold gases and plasma. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 49 (3).
- (2018) Passivation Threshold for the Oxidation of Liquid Silicon and Thermodynamic Non-equilibrium in the Gas Phase. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science.
- (2017) Carbothermal Reduction of Quartz with Carbon from Natural Gas. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 48 (2).
- (2017) Wetting Behavior and Reactivity of Molten Silicon with h-BN Substrate at Ultrahigh Temperatures up to 1750 °C. Journal of materials engineering and performance (Print). vol. 27 (201).
- (2017) Pilot Scale Production of Manganese Ferroalloys Using Heat-Treated Mn-Nodules. JOM: The Member Journal of TMS. vol. 69 (2).
- (2016) Plant scale investigation of liquid aluminium filtration by Al2O3 and SiC ceramic foam filters. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series.
- (2015) Thermodynamic Activities and Distributions of Calcium and Magnesium Between Silicon and CaO-MgO-SiO2 Slags at 1873 K (1600 °C). Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 46 (2).
- (2015) Wear mechanisms of carbon-based refractory materials in SiMn tap-holes—part II: in situ observation of cemical reactions. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 46 (2).
- (2015) Chemical wear analysis of a tap-hole on a SiMn production furnace. Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Journa. vol. 115 (3).
- (2015) Wear mechanisms of carbon-based refractory materials in silicomanganese tap holes—part I: equilibrium calculations and slag and refractory characterization. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 46 (2).
- (2014) The interactions of carbon and nitrogen in liquid silicon. High Temperature Materials and Processes. vol. 33 (4).
- (2014) Distribution of Boron Between Silicon and CaO-MgO-Al2O3-SiO2 Slags. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 45 (5).
- (2014) A Raman Spectroscopic Study of the Structural Modifications Associated with the Addition of Calcium Oxide and Boron Oxide to Silica. Metallurgical and materials transactions. B, process metallurgy and materials processing science. vol. 46 (1).
- (2014) Reduction of SiO2 to SiC using natural gas. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions E. vol. 1 (3).
- (2014) Boron Removal from Silicon Melts by H2O/H2 Gas Blowing: Mass Transfer in Gas and Melt. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions E. vol. 1 (3).
- (2014) Removal of Phosphorus in Metallurgical Silicon by Rare Earth Elements. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions E. vol. 1 (3).
- (2014) Co reactivity and porosity of manganese materials. ISIJ International. vol. 54 (6).
- (2013) Plant Scale Investigation of Liquid Aluminium Filtration by Al2O3 and SiC Ceramic Foam Filters. Light Metals.