Alumina and Bauxite

Tailored Solutions for the Bayer Process and Alumina Refining

Lower grade ore, greater mineral complexity, tightening environmental regulations, and expanding political pressures create an ever-expanding scope for today’s alumina and bauxite producers to manage. Nalco Water offers alumina refining programs that drive value for our customers by helping to improve productivity and optimize total operational costs. Our approach is to align our program goals with our customers' key business drivers and sustainability objectives.
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Performance Through Solutions

Nalco Water is a partner that delivers economic and environmental value. By focusing on the entire alumina refining process, we help increase recovery and productivity while conserving energy, water, and raw materials. Using our alumina processing aids, our approach results in optimized productivity and throughput, which can positively impact our customers' bottom line.  We use decades of industry experience, innovative technologies, local on-site expertise, and a global network of research labs and personnel to deliver the alumina processing results you need.

Water – A Critical Resource for the Bayer Process and Alumina Refining

Today’s alumina and bauxite producer is constantly challenged to improve safety, profitability, efficiency, and product quality while helping to sustain the surrounding environmental resources. Water plays a critical role in virtually all mining and mineral processing activities. It is a strategic resource with decreased availability and growing demand. Most of the water in the Bayer process must be evaporated, which ultimately increases energy consumption.

Nalco Water addresses this challenge head-on, with alumina processing aids that maximize productivity while minimizing water and energy consumption. With global success across a variety of alumina refining operations, Nalco Water tailors solutions that meet the unique needs of water-constrained environments.

Authored Articles

Scale Formation Control on Lead Washers

Scale Formation is one of the most critical challenges to control the mud settling performance in a lead washer and to extend the vessel life.  ScaleGuard™  was trialed at Rio Tinto Yarwun alumina refinery with promising results.

Scale Inhibition in Washers

At Hindalco’s Muri alumina refinery in India, ScaleGuard™ was applied to the first washer to extend the washer life and improve overall efficiency of caustic recovery. 

Management and Control of Sodium Oxalate Precipitation in the Bayer Process

The presence of sodium oxalate in Bayer liquor presents a number of challenges to alumina refinery operators.  Reducing or eliminating the detrimental effects of solid sodium oxalate crystals on process operations requires significant effort and resources. A new range of morphology modifiers (ORT product range) has enabled more effective production of oxalate in the ball form.

Alumina Processing Solutions

Commercial White Rust Inhibitor Programs

Commercial White Rust Inhibitor Programs

Nalco's patented, white rust inhibitor is a synergistic blend of passivation agents for galvanized surfaces that are exp...

Water Quality IQ™

Water Quality IQ™

Water quality data and analysis is an essential part of an operation. Our advanced industrial water treatment technology...

Water Pretreatment Equipment Maintenance

Water Pretreatment Equipment Maintenance

Nalco's water treatment equipment maintenance help customers get the most value from their water systems.

Water Treatment System Replacement Parts

Water Treatment System Replacement Parts

Nalco Water offers replacement parts for your water treatment equipment such as cartridge filters, valves, controllers, ...

WaterShed Tailings Dewatering Technology

WaterShed Tailings Dewatering Technology

WaterShed technology allows the mining industry a higher degree of operational flexibility and significantly lower start...

Transfer Point Dust Control

Transfer Point Dust Control

We understand that dust can create serious health and environmental issues and be a drain on your bottom line results.

Ultraviolet (UV) Water Treatment Systems

Ultraviolet (UV) Water Treatment Systems

Nalco Water is a supplier of commercial and industrial ultraviolet (UV) water treatment systems.

Service Intelligence powered by ECOLAB3D™

Service Intelligence powered by ECOLAB3D™

Service Intelligence enhances collaboration and transparency with your Nalco Water support team. Consistent service deli...

RRA Red Mud Flocculants

RRA Red Mud Flocculants

Nalco Water's Rigid Rod Architecture - RRA Flocculants have been custom formulated and structured specifically for maxim...

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