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Aluminum: Technology, Industry, and Applications
ASM International
ISBN electronic:
978-1-62708-427-7
Publication date:
2023
Book Chapter
Chapter 2: Mining, Refining, Smelting, and Recycling
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Published:2023
Page range:
19 - 34
Abstract
This chapter describes the process steps in the production of smelter grade aluminum, the environmental issues with aluminum production, and the importance of recycling. It also provides a discussion on the refining, or Bayer, process and the smelting, or Hall-Héroult, process.
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Mining, Refining, Smelting, and Recycling, Aluminum: Technology, Industry, and Applications, By Robert E. Sanders, Graeme J. Marshall, ASM International, 2023, p 19–34, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.tb.atia.t59340019
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