The invention provides a refining agent for the
boron removal of a slagging and refining industrial
silicon melt. The refining agent comprises the following ingredients in
mass percent: 1-99% of Li2O, 1-99% of SiO2 and 0-98% of basic oxides. A using method of the refining agent comprises the following steps: industrial
silicon with the
boron content of 1-500 ppmw is taken as a
raw material and is mixed with the refining agent for the
boron removal of the slagging and refining industrial
silicon melt according to a
mass ratio of 10:1 to 1:10, the slagging and refining is carried out at the temperature of 1450-1850 DEG C, then, the cooling is carried out, and finally, the
slag-silicon separation is carried out, so that the
impurity, i.e. boron is removed along with
slag. The refining agent has a remarkable effect in boron removal, and the using method of the refining agent has the advantages that: the boron content of industrial silicon can be lowered to be less than 1 ppmw, the
slag-silicon separation is easy, the
process operation is simple, the requirements on equipment are low, the cost is low, the
energy consumption is low, the
pollution is little, no harmful gases are generated, the waste slag can be recycled and reutilized, and the method is environment-friendly.