Glossary · term
Bayer process
Mining & Metallurgy
- Definition
- Dissolving bauxite in hot caustic soda to get pure alumina, leaving red mud behind. Step one of aluminium; Hall–Héroult is step two.
- Aliases
- Bayer
- Domain
- Mining & Metallurgy
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