Methods for Alkaline Recovery of Aluminum from Bauxite Residue Springer
As a hybrid process, bauxite residue undergoes a reductive smelting process with lime addition in an electric arc furnace in order to generate aluminaenriched slag. This slag is subsequently treated with highpressure caustic leaching at moderated (200300 g/l) and high (572762 g/l) sodium hydroxide concentrations.