we uncover the industrial process behind the creation of aluminum, starting with the extraction of bauxite, an ore rich in aluminum oxide. First, the bauxite is refined and treated with caustic ...

The diagram shows an electrolysis cell used to extract aluminium ... oxidised during the electrolysis of aluminium oxide. Extracting aluminium from its ore is expensive because its electrolysis ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A global rush for bauxite, the ore of aluminum, is underway led by Chinese and U.S. companies. In the South American country ...