Following is a rough process chart of the aluminum-production process. In addition to aluminum ore (bauxite), three other chemicals are needed. This chart shows the full process needed to produce those chemicals, as well as indicating some of the waste products.
This chart is offered as a sample material to discuss as a part of nature sensitivity training. It gives some idea of the vast amount of destruction and processing necessary just to make what we consider one basic component of many products.
Note that some materials show up more than once. They should be considered distinct, as often they come from different geographic sources.
Information used to make the chart was concatenated from multiple sources, and is not necessarily accurate. It is also incomplete, as some things were undoubtedly overlooked. In some cases there are alternate methods for making some of the listed materials, requiring different source materials. The most commonly-applied processes were used as the base for this chart.
References:
- https://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Aluminum.html
- https://www.tomago.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TAC_Aluminum_Process_Poster.pdf
- https://www.chemsky-cn.com/news/view/12404.html
- https://thisvsthat.io/contact-process-vs-lead-chamber-process
- https://www.britannica.com/technology/vanadium-processing
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum_coke#Health_hazards
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