process additives for example flocculants antifoams In general however the greatest source of organic content within any Bayer liquor is the bauxite The nature and concentration of these organics can vary significantly depending on the bauxite source and quality the process conditions particularly digestion temperature
Get PriceUnivariate and multivariate data analysis reveal that differences in compositions are mainly related with element concentration per type of waste and it is a more material efficient method than the current commercial Bayer process since the formation of bauxite residue red mud is avoided and the bauxite can be holistically consumed
Get PriceTypically the Bayer process produces smelter grade alumina of 99 5 Al2O3 starting from bauxite Leaching is a process of concentration of ores Explain the leaching of alumina from bauxite asked Jan 9 in General Principle and Processes of Isolation of Elements by Sadhri 29 3k points
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Get PriceThe production process of Bayer alumina is shown in Figure 2 In the Bayer process bauxite is leached with a hot solution of sodium hydroxide NaOH at temperature of 150 240°C and at 1 6 atm pressure [ 7 ] The aluminum minerals in the bauxite may be present as gibbsite Al OH 3 boehmite AlOOH or diaspore AlOOH [ 8 ]
Get PriceThe Bayer process patented in 1887 by Austrian Karl Josef Bayer 1847 1904 involves pulverizing bauxite and treating it with a hot sodium hydroxide solutionto produce sodium alu minate NaA102 Sodium aluminateis then placed in a reactor in which temperature and pressure can be varied to precipitate out impurities
Get Price2 Developed a process control to achieve the key performance indicators KPI target Raw Materials Consumption bauxite ore sodium hydroxide lime and flocculant consumption Energy Consumption electrical energy steam coal gas and coal consumption Red Mud Indicator red mud rate loss alumina and soda alkaline in pressed red mud 3
Get PriceThe removal of Pb at 1% tailings concentration in the one step process was 56% whereas 88% removal was achieved in the two step process where citric acid was dominant Primary Al is produced from compared to the existing traditional processes such as Bayer s bauxite ore through Bayer s process; however this method process and chemical
Get PriceThe Bayer process is used for refining bauxite to smelting grade alumina Al 2 O 3 the precursor to aluminium The process was developed and patented by Karl Josef Bayer 110 years ago and has
Get PriceThe Bayer Process Alumina is the main components of bauxite so bauxite is refined in order to produce Alumina The Bayer process is the principal way for producing alumina by refining Bauxite Bauxite other than with 30 60percentage of aluminium oxide contains mixture of silica iron oxides and titanium dioxide
Get Priceconcentration in the form of Na 2 O =245 g/L in in bauxite from entering the Bayer process but sulfur in the pretreated bauxite still remains problematic Therefore deep desulfurization is
Get PriceBauxite residue was fed to a sieve shaker with a measuring range of −38 to 150 μm into six fractions at Tyler screen equivalents 100 150 200 270 400 and −400 mesh # Retained mass on each sieve and the residual phase were dried weighed and mineralogically and chemically characterized as described above BR Wet Magnetic Separation
Get PriceWhich process is used for concentration of bauxite Answer and Explanation Baeyer s process is used to obtain pure alumina as sodium silicate leaving behind the impurities The resulting solution is filtered and cooled and neutralized with carbon dioxide to get aluminium hydroxide as precipitate leaving sodium silicate in the solution
Get PriceIn Baeyer s process impure bauxite is converted into pure alumina The conversion process Explain following processes 1 Baeyer s Process 2 Serpeck Process From Bauxite To Alumina Typically the Bayer process produces smelter grade alumina of 99 5 Al2O3 starting from bauxite Leaching is a process of concentration of ores
Get PriceAlumina that feeds the smelter for the production of aluminum is extracted from bauxite ore mainly by the Bayer process The whole circuit operates from saturated to supersaturated concentration for most of its components aluminates silica and carbonate Since the caustic solution is continuously supersaturated with respect to sodium
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Get PricePrior to the Bayer process bauxite is crushed and ground in mills to fine particles max size 0 06 /1 5mm A hot solution of the recycled sodium hydroxide caustic soda NaOH is then added to the ground ore forming a bauxite slurry which is stored in holding tanks and then pumped to the further processing stage Refined aluminum oxide Al
Get PriceIt is a mixture of non alumina compounds originally present in the parent mineral bauxite and of compounds formed or introduced during the Bayer process cycle It is disposed as a slurry having a solid concentration in the range of 25 55 % high caustic containing water content pH in the range of 13 and high ionic strength
Get PriceThe process stages are 1 Milling The bauxite is washed and crushed reducing the particle size and increasing the available surface area for the digestion stage Lime and spent liquor caustic soda returned from the precipitation stage are added at the mills to make a pumpable slurry 2 Desilication
Get PriceThe Bayer process is a well established technique in the alumina industry for the recrystallization of Al OH 3 from bauxite The dissolution of clay minerals during this process and the subsequent formation of the so called desilication product DSP are major technological issues in the Bayer process due to cost and the behavior of this
Get PriceThe main progress of the modern Bayer Process lies in 1 Large scale equipment and continuous operation; 2 Automation of the production process; 3 Energy saving such as high pressure enhanced dissolution and fluidized roasting; 4 Production of sandy alumina to meet aluminum electrolysis and flue gas The need for dry purification
Get PriceThe Bayer process is the principal industrial means of refining bauxite to produce alumina aluminium oxide and was developed by Carl Josef Bayer Bauxite the most important ore of aluminium contains only 30 60% aluminium oxide Al 2 O 3 the rest being a mixture of silica various iron oxides and titanium dioxide
Get PriceThe steps followed in Baeyer s process are 1 Reaction with Sodium Hydroxide Solution a The crushed and pulverized bauxite is treated with moderately concentrated sodium hydroxide solution caustic soda to produce a slurry a watery suspension containing very fine particles of ore b
Get PriceThe Bayer process produces large quantities of bauxite residue red mud This residue is normally discharged into a clay and polymeric membrane lined reservoir Eventually the reservoir becomes full and the land must be restored to an acceptable grass field or to agricultural production
Get PriceThe Bayer method includes two main processes At normal temperature the molar ratio of sodium oxide to alumina in the sodium aluminate solution is 1 8 As long as add aluminum hydroxide as a seed crystal and stir the aluminum oxide in the solution can be gradually precipitated as aluminum hydroxide
Get PriceThe Bayer process is a chemical purification of the bauxite ore by selective leaching of aluminum according to equation 35 Other oxide constituents of the ore namely siUca iron oxide and titanium oxide remain in the residue known as red mud
Get PriceBauxite is processed into aluminium oxide alumina before it can be converted into aluminium through electrolysis Alumina refineries employ the Bayer process that releases alumina from the bauxite in a caustic soda solution within a digester Worldwide 1 tonne of alumina is produced from around 2 9 tonnes of bauxite 2
Get PriceBayer s process for concentration of bauxite Ans Bayer s process is used to obtain pure aluminium oxide from bauxite ore The bauxite ore is concentrated by chemical separation Bauxite contains impurities like iron oxide and silica The bauxite ore is powdered and heated with sodium hydroxide under high pressure in the furnace
Get PriceBayer Process method was used for bauxite processing and the red mud was disposed of using a wet concentration levels were originally set for the experiment 3437 5 6875 13 750 27 500 34 375 41 250 48 125 and 61 875 mg/L Pre experiment test showed that the QR was not able to remove all
Get PriceThe first step in the process is the mixing of ground bauxite into a solution of sodium hydroxide By applying steam and pressure in tanks containing the mixture the bauxite slowly dissolves The alumina released reacts with the sodium hydroxide to form sodium aluminate Gibbsite Al OH 3 Na OH Î Al OH 4 Na Böhmite and Diaspore
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