Abstract:This paper is describing a careful study of the content and distribution of rare elements in the fluid and solid phases involved in dry and classified aluminum hydroxide production through the Bayer process at Alum SA, Tulcea, Romania. The source of rare elements in the Bayer process is the bauxite from Sierra Leone, a particular type of aluminous goethite-lateritic bauxite, not fully studied yet. Rare earth elements are fairly abundant in nature, but their distribution is very large, encompassing hundreds of … Show more
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