A process for removing aluminum and other metal chlorides from liquid
chlorosilanes with the steps of: introducing a source of seed into a
source of impure liquid chlorosilanes, initiating the crystallization of
aluminum and other metal chlorides on the seed from the liquid
chlorosilanes in a first agitated vessel, passing the resulting mixture
of liquid and solids through a cooler into a second agitated vessel for
additional crystallization, transferring the resulting mixture of liquid
and solids into a solids removal device, transferring the liquid with
reduced solids content to a further process or vessel and transferring
the liquid with high solids content into a waste concentration device,
passing the resulting liquid with reduced solids content to a further
process or vessel and passing the resultant liquid with very high solids
content to a waste storage vessel with agitation.