The basic material that makes up silicon is silica or silicon oxide (SiO 2 ) called quartz (QUARTZ), which is the main component of sand that can be easily found in the surroundings.
The Romans thought it was a special form of ice, and after that, many alchemists appeared, but silicon oxide was not interested, and the concept of a special form of ice did not change until the 16th century. In the 16th century, JOHANN VAN HELMONT mixed silica with soda ash and heated it to make water-soluble water glass, which was then acid-treated to obtain today's white carbon.
From the 1930s to 1940, research on silicone aimed at heat-resistant polymers was conducted in the United States by JFHYDE of CORRING GLASS, WIPATNODE of GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE), EG.ROCHOW, WFGILLIAM, etc. In 1940, ROCHOW discovered a breakthrough technology called the direct method of synthesizing ORGANOCHLOROSILANE and established an advantageous production method for the silicone industry. As a result, industrialization of silicon started in major countries around the world, and extensive basic-applied research on silicon and organosilicon compounds is being conducted and developed by scientists from all over the world.
Most of the world's major silicon producers are from CHLOROSILANE (MONOMER). All of them are located in advanced industrial countries such as the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, and France.