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RECENT ADVANCES IN ORGANICS - OXALATE CONTROL IN, AND OXALATE DISPOSAL ARISING FROM THE BAYER PROCESS

The, K

As the aluminum industries have become more and more concerned with the productivity and product quality of the Bayer Process, research on organic impurities generally, and sodium oxalate in particular, has been intensified. This paper reviews the recent developments in the area and describes the processes developed for the disposal of the environmentally unacceptable sodium oxalate. It also outlines the effort made by Alcan to deal with the problem.