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Janos Zambo

Karoly Solymar

Jozsef Matyasi

Laszlo Lengyel

Tibor Ferenczi

Istvan Voros

Peter Siklosi

Kalman Wentzely

Tihamer Pinter

Jozsef Zoldi

Bela Toth

Jozsef Boros

Pal Toth

Ferenc Orban

Ferenc Lazar

Gyorgy Sigmond

Gyula Horvath

Zsolt Csillag

Tibor Kalman

Maria Orban Nee Kelemen

Ivan Feher

Marika Orban Nee Kelemen

Erno Bujdoso

Zoltan Ozvald

Gyorgy Zsigmond

Maria Orban

Lajos Toth

An improved process for accelerating the digestion process in the Bayer alumina process is provided which promotes both the goethite-hematite conversion and a more perfect and quick dissolution of the diaspore. The above is achieved by carrying out the digestion in the process of 5-20% by weight calculated on the dry weight of the bauxite of a novel hydrogarnet catalyst.

Process for accelerating the digestion and sedimentation steps on the

The invention relates to an improved process for the production of alumina according to the Bayer technology, of bauxites containing goethite and especially of boehmitic or diasporic bauxites, for the acceleration of the digestion process, for the transformation of goethite into hematite, for the increase of alumina yield and for the reduction of the caustic soda losses, the essence of which consists in carrying out the digestion in the presence of 2-6% CaO and 0.2-2.0% Mg.sup.++, Fe.sup.++, Mn.sup.++ Co.sup.++ ions based on the weight of the dry bauxite or of compounds or ores containing these ions in the indicated quantities.

Process for digesting goethite-containing bauxites according to the

The present invention provides for an improvement in the Bayer Aluminum manufacturing process wherein the digestion of goethite-containing bauxite is effected in higher yields, at lower temperatures and in a single step by carrying out said digestion in a wet caustic solution containing both calcium oxide and sodium chloride.

Process for the digestion of goethite-containing bauxites

A method for processing bauxites according to the Bayer technology, with an increased yield in Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and with decreased caustic soda losses, starting particularly from goethite bauxites of boehmite and/or diaspore type and carrying out the digestion at 180.degree.C to 300.degree.C using an aluminate liquor containing Na.sub.2 O.sub.caustic in a concentration of 80 to 300 g./l. The digestion is carried out in the presence of a calcium compound in an amount corresponding to 2 to 6 % of CaO calculated for the dry weight of bauxite and of a sulfate salt in an amount corresponding to 1.0 to 7.0 g./l. of sulfate ion concentration, whereby the goethite content of the bauxite is converted into hematite. The process provides advantageous conditions for the complete dissolution of the boehmite and diaspore content of bauxite in the vicinity of the equilibrium molar ratio, and enables to recover efficiently the caustic soda losses in the Bayer process itself, requiring no supplementary operation.

Method for processing bauxites

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Janos Zambo