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Aluminium smelting
Process of extracting aluminium from its oxide alumina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aluminium smelting is the process of extracting aluminium from its oxide, alumina, generally by the Hall-Héroult process. Alumina is extracted from the ore bauxite by means of the Bayer process at an alumina refinery.
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Aluminum smelter near Bellingham, Washington
Straumsvik aluminum smelter, operated by Rio Tinto Alcan in Iceland.
This is an electrolytic process, so an aluminium smelter uses huge amounts of electric power; smelters tend to be located close to large power stations, often hydro-electric ones, in order to hold down costs and reduce the overall carbon footprint. Smelters are often located near ports, since many smelters use imported alumina.