I-Vanadium pentoxide (V₂O₅) ingenye yezinto ezisetshenziswa kakhulu ezinqubweni zezimboni, ikakhulukazi ekukhiqizeni i-sulfuric acid kanye nokusabela okuhlukahlukene kwe-oxidation. Izakhiwo zayo zamakhemikhali eziyingqayizivele, ukuzinza, namandla okwenza kube lula ukusabela kwe-redox kuyenza ibe ukukhetha okuhle kakhulu kwe-catalysis. Lesi sihloko sihlola izizathu zokusebenzisa i-V₂O₅ njenge-catalyst, izindlela zayo zokusebenza, ukusetshenziswa kwayo ezimbonini ezihlukahlukene, kanye nekusasa le-catalysis esekelwe ku-vanadium.

I-Silicon metal 553 iyingxubevange ye-silicon ehlanzekile esetshenziswa kabanzi emikhakheni eminingi yezimboni ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo ezihlukile zomzimba namakhemikhali. Ingxenye yayo eyinhloko yi-silicon engu-98.5%, enenani elincane lensimbi ne-aluminium, evumela i-silicon metal 553 ukugcina amandla amahle kakhulu nokumelana nokugqwala ezindaweni zokushisa eziphezulu. Lesi sihloko sizohlola ngokuningiliziwe ukusetshenziswa okuyinhloko kwe-silicon metal 553, kufaka phakathi ama-alloys e-aluminium, ama-semiconductors, izimboni ze-photovoltaic, nezimboni zamakhemikhali.

I-Silicon metal powder iwuhlobo oluhle, oluhlanzekile lwe-silicon olukhiqizwa ngokuncishiswa kwe-silica ezithandweni zikagesi ze-arc. Inokukhanya kwensimbi futhi itholakala ngosayizi abahlukahlukene bezinhlayiyana, okuyenza ifanele uhla lwezinhlelo zokusebenza. I-silicon iyisici sesibili esitholakala ngobuningi emhlabeni futhi isebenza njengempahla eluhlaza emikhakheni eminingi, ikakhulukazi kubuchwepheshe be-semiconductor, amandla elanga, kanye ne-metallurgy.

I-Silicon metal powder iyinto eguquguqukayo enezinhlobonhlobo zezicelo ezimbonini ezahlukahlukene. Izakhiwo eziyingqayizivele ze-silicon metal powder ziyenza ibe impahla eluhlaza eyigugu emikhiqizweni eminingi nezinqubo. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izici ezibalulekile ze-silicon powder powder futhi sihlole ukusetshenziswa kwayo okuhlukahlukene.

I-Ferrosilicon iyingxubevange ebalulekile esetshenziswa ekukhiqizeni insimbi nezinye izinsimbi. Yakhiwe ngensimbi ne-silicon, enamanani ahlukahlukene ezinye izakhi ezifana ne-manganese ne-carbon. Inqubo yokukhiqiza i-ferrosilicon ihilela ukuncishiswa kwe-quartz (i-silicon dioxide) nge-coke (carbon) phambi kwensimbi. Le nqubo idinga amazinga okushisa aphezulu futhi idinga amandla amaningi, okwenza izintengo zempahla eluhlaza zibe yisici esibalulekile ekunqumeni izindleko zokukhiqiza ze-ferrosilicon.

I-Ferrosilicon isetshenziswa kabanzi embonini yensimbi, imboni yokusungula kanye nokunye ukukhiqizwa kwezimboni. Badla ngaphezu kwe-90% ye-ferrosilicon. Phakathi kwamabanga ahlukahlukene e-ferrosilicon, i-ferrosilicon engu-75% iyona esetshenziswa kakhulu. Embonini yensimbi, cishe i-3-5kg 75% ye-ferrosilicon isetshenziswa kuwo wonke amathani ensimbi akhiqizwayo.