Chapter 2. Production and Processing of Aluminum
According to the grade of the bauxite ore, 2–3 tonnes of ore yield one tonne of alumina and about one tonne of red mud (dry weight). When designing an alumina plant, factors other than the type of bauxite ore to be used as feed material and the form of alumina to be produced have to be taken into consideration. A high silica content of the bauxite is undesirable because .