Mining and Refining – Process
While demand for bauxite is expected to grow as demand for high quality aluminium products increases, new reserves will be discovered or become economically viable. Gibbsite is an aluminium hydroxide (Al(OH)3), while böhmite and diaspore are both aluminiumoxidehydroxides (AlO(OH)). The main difference between the latter two is that diaspore has a different crystalline structure to böhmite ...