Explain Bayer's Process. With Reactions.
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- In the Bayer process, bauxite ore is heated in a pressure vessel along with a sodium hydroxide solution (caustic soda) at a temperature of 150 to 200 °C.
- Al2O3 + 2 NaOH → 2 NaAlO2 + H2O. This treatment also dissolves silica, forming sodium silicate : 2 NaOH + SiO2 → Na2SiO3 + H2O.
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