
Ukucutshungulwa kwe-alumina kuyinqubo ebalulekile ekukhiqizeni i-aluminium, ebandakanya ukukhipha i-alumina emotweni ye-bauxite. Le ndatshana inikeza ukubheka okujulile kwesithombe sokuhamba kwenqubo yokucutshungulwa kwe-alumina, igqamisa isigaba ngasinye senqubo.
I-alumina refining kuyinqubo enamanyathelo amaningi eguqula ubuxite bauxite sibe i-alumina, ethathwa isetshenziswa ukwakha insimbi ye-aluminium. Indlela eyinhloko yokucubungula i-alumina yiBayer Process, eyakhiwa ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19.
Inqubo yeBayer iyindlela esetshenziswe kabanzi yokuhlanza i-alumina. Nansi incazelo enembile yepharamitha yokugeleza kwenqubo:
Umbhalo wokuhamba kwenqubo yokuhlukanisa i-alumina uveza izinyathelo ezilandelanayo ezithintekayo ekuguqulweni kwe-bauxite ibe yi-alumina usebenzisa i-Bayer Process. Ukuqonda isigaba ngasinye senqubo kubalulekile ekuphuculeni ukukhiqizwa, ukunciphisa umthelela kwemvelo, nokuthuthukisa ukusebenza okujwayelekile. Ngokugxila ezintweni ezithuthukisa ubuchwepheshe nasezinhlelweni ezizinzile, umkhakha wokuhlukanisa i-alumina ungakwazi ukuqhubeka uhambelana nezidingo zomhlaba ze-aluminium ngendlela efanele.