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C2 5.6 The extraction of aluminium

Author: Gemma Boyson

This lesson explains how electrolysis is used to extract aluminium from bauxite.

Source: Gemma Boyson

Extraction of aluminium

In reponse to requests, I have added audio to this animated presentation. This short flash animation looks in considerable depth at the extraction of alumina from bauxite and the subsequent extraction of aluminium by electrolysis in the Hall-Heroult Cell.

Source: Frankly Chemistry