Bayer process for producing alumina trihydrate, said process comprising a step in which the supersaturated liquor is filtered at high temperature before decomposition

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PATENT NO 8628738
APP PUB NO 20110158868A1
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13057574

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Process for manufacturing alumina trihydrate by alkaline attack of bauxite, following the general steps of the Bayer process, and during which, after settling and before decomposition, the aluminate liquor undergoes a filtration, known as security filtration, so that at the end of the filtration it contains less than 10 mg/l of insoluble particles, characterized in that, during said security filtration, a filtration device is used that comprises a zone in which the liquor is subjected, after passing through said filtration media, to a pressure greater than 2 bar, preferably greater than 3 bar. Preferably, this device also comprises a zone in which the liquor is subjected, before passing through the filtration media, to a pressure greater than 5 bar, preferably greater than 6, typically in the vicinity of 7 bar. In this way, the aluminate liquor can be kept at a high temperature during the security filtration, typically greater than 130° C., preferably greater than 140° C., and be brought to a high degree of supersaturation Rp, typically greater than 1.25, without risk of reversion.

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RIO TINTO ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDMONTRÉAL QUÉBEC H3B 0E3

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Bassam, El Kadi Aix en Provence, FR 1 0
Forte, Guy Jonquière, CA 2 0
Fortin, Luc Chicoutimi, CA 5 68
Thomas, Henri Aix en Provence, FR 1 0

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