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alumina::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aluminium oxide, aluminum oxide |
| Type of | corundom, corundum |
| Has types | alundum |
Examples of alumina
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A potline is a row of electrolytic cells that smelt alumina to produce aluminum.
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At smelters worldwide, raw bauxite and petroleum coke are purified into alumina.
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Mass spectroscopy of the alumina clusters in solution was performed at UC Davis.
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Since 1980, however, alumina has been Point Comfort Operation's primary product.
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Alumina is priced at $225 a ton in the European Union, according to the bulletin.
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Alumina has a 40 per cent stake in AWAC, the world's largest alumina producer.
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Nalco makes 345,000 tons of aluminum and 1.6 million tons of alumina annually.
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Alumina is a powder refined from bauxite ore that's processed into aluminum metal.
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This has driven up the price of alumina because they're a big importer of alumina.
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- Any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum
- Aluminium oxide is the family of inorganic compounds with the chemical formula 23. It is an amphoteric oxide and is commonly referred to as alumina, corundum as well as many other names, reflecting its widespread occurrence in nature and industry. ...
- Aluminum oxide used especially in mining, material sciences and ceramics
- Aluminum oxide, used as an abrasive, thickening agent, and absorbent in cosmetics.
- Aluminum Oxide, Al2O3. Exists in a variety of forms, many with high surface areas. Aluminas are very important catalyst supports and catalyst components
- A mineral (aluminium oxide [Al2O3]) usually found in the clay used for brick making; also used as a ceramic substrate material.
- Aluminium oxide. It is used to bed bone china in the biscuit firing. A fine white powder with a high fusing temperature.
- Aluminium oxide. It is extracted from bauxite in a chemical refining process and is subsequently the principal raw material in the electro-chemical process by which aluminium is produced.
- A normal-phase adsorbent used in adsorption chromatography. Aluminum oxide is a porous adsorbent that is available with a slightly basic surface; neutral and acidic modifications also can be made. Basic alumina can have advantages over silica, which is considered to have an acidic surface.
