DT THEORY Aluminium and Steel Production processes

Aluminium

Metal extracted from bauxite via electrolysis.

Bauxite

Primary ore of aluminium, rich in alumina.

Electrolytic process

Method using electricity to extract metals.

Reduction cell

Chamber where electrolysis occurs for aluminium.

Cryolite

Molten substance used to dissolve alumina.

Hydro electric power station

Facility providing electricity for aluminium smelting.

Steel production

Process of creating steel from iron ore.

Iron Ore

Raw material containing iron, primarily hematite.

Coke

Carbon-rich fuel used in steelmaking.

Blast furnace

High-temperature furnace for smelting iron.

Basic Oxygen Furnace

Steelmaking method using oxygen to refine iron.

Continuous Caster

Equipment for shaping molten steel into forms.

Finished Products

Final steel products like blooms, billets, slabs.

Hematite

Iron ore primarily used in steel production.