Chapter 12. A Review of Alumina Production, Characterization, and Use
- William M. Carty
Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
DOI: 10.1002/9780470294673.ch12
Copyright © 2001 The American Ceramic Society
Book Title
Materials & Equipment/Whitewares: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 22, Issue 2
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How to Cite
Southern, J. C. (2008) A Review of Alumina Production, Characterization, and Use, in Materials & Equipment/Whitewares: Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Volume 22, Issue 2 (ed W. M. Carty), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9780470294673.ch12
Publication History
- Published Online: 26 MAR 2008
- Published Print: 1 JAN 2001
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ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470375723
Online ISBN: 9780470294673
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Keywords:
- alumina production;
- ceramics;
- refractory industries;
- bayer process;
- quality control
Summary
Alumina is one of the major products used by the ceramic and refractory industries. Almost all of this alumina is still ultimately derived from the century-old Bayer process. However, increasingly sophisticated production routes with associated process and quality control are used to manufacture a range of aluminas that vary in purity, particle size distribution, and particle shape. The main types of alumina are activated, calcined, low-soda, reactive, high-purity, fused, and tabular. These satisfy a wide range of applications, including hotelware, castable refractories, electrical insulators, and lasers.