Innovative Process for Boehmite Precipitation in Bayer Circuit
In the digestion step, the raw material bauxite is digested with caustic soda at elevated temperature and pressure to produce sodium aluminate liquor. This liquor is sent for precipitation where the aluminate liquor is hydrolyzed at 5570 °C to produce crystalline alumina trihydrate. Producing boehmite (Al 2 O 3 ·H 2 O) instead of gibbsite ...