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  1. Silicon is an extremely important technological material, but the current industrial production of silicon by carbothermic reduction of SiO₂ is energy intensive and generates CO₂ emission. Here we developed a new and more sustainable method to produce silicon nanowires in bulk quantities via direct electrochemical reduction of CaSiO₃, an abundant and inexpensive silicon source soluble in molten salts, at a low temperature of 650 ⁰C by using low melting point ternary molten salts CaCl₂-MgCl₂-NaCl, which still retains high CaSiO₃ solubility, and a supporting electrolyte of CaO, which facilitates the transport of O²¯ anions, drastically improves the reaction kinetics and enables the electrolysis at low temperatures. The Si nanowire product can be used as high-capacity Li-ion battery anode materials with excellent cycling performance. This practical strategy at lower temperatures can be applied to other molten salt systems and also promising for waste glass and coal ash recycling. 
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