著者

南條 道夫 金井 俊治 伊藤 良雅 谷内 研太郎

出版者

一般社団法人 軽金属学会

雑誌

軽金属 (ISSN:04515994)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.34, no.7, pp.382-388, 1984-07-30 (Released:2008-07-23)

参考文献数

25

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Bauxite was chlorinated in molten salts using chlorine gas and carbon to produce Alcoa Electrolyte such as AlCl3-NaCl-KCl melt. Chlorine gas was mildly introduced at 820°C into the suspension of bauxite and carbon powder in NaCl-KCl eutectics. AlCl3-FeCl3-NaCl-KCl melts are obtained without significant loss of AlCl3, carbon and chlorine gas. Hematite in bauxite dissolves in molten NaCl-KCl salt. Chlorination of alumina is enhanced by ferric chloride. Selective chlorination of bauxite is performed with hydrogen chloride gas and carbon in NaCl-KCl salt bath to give FeCl2 not FeCl3. The selective chlorination to remove hematite as FeCl3 is also achieved when a large amount of bauxite is introduced in a small amount of molten salt.