| Step 1 : Dressing of the ore chemical method | |
| Baeyer's process - Step 1, Step 2, Step 3 | |
| 14. Bauxite to - sodium aluminate | Al2O3.2H2O+NaOH150−200°C...............+............... |
| 15. Sodium aluminate to - aluminium hydroxide | NaAlO2+H2O50−60°C...............+...............↓ |
| 16. Aluminium hydroxide to pure alumina | Al(OH)31100°C...............+............... |
| Step 2: Conversion of conc. ore to its oxide | |
| Step not necessary since the ore is already an oxide | |
| Step 3: Reduction of metallic oxide to its metal | |
| Hall Heroult's Process - Reduction by electrolysis | |
| 17. Electrolytic reduction of pure alumina | Al2O3 ⇌ ............... + ............... |
| 18. At cathode | 2Al3+ + 6e- ⟶ ............... |
| 19. At anode | 3O2- - 6e- ⟶ 3[...............] ⟶ 3O2 |
| Step 4: Electrorefining of aluminium [reference] | |