Electrolytic Extraction of Aluminum from Bauxite and Alumina
Australia has four long term bauxite mines at Weipa, Gove and HuntlyWillowdale and six alumina refineries at Boddington, Yarwun, QAL, Kwinana and Worsley. The aluminum smelting process uses electrolysis to convert bauxite into alumina and then to metal aluminum. During electrolysis electricity runs through an electrolytic cell (it's like a ...