The process used for purifiion of bauxite ore containing high .
WEBSERPEK'S PROCESS : The process is used for the bauxite ore which contain silica as major impurity [which is called white bauxite]. The powdered bauxite ore is mixed with carbon and heated at high temperature in the presence of N 2 gas,during this process AlN,CO and H 2 O are formed.. Hydrolysis of AlN produces Al(OH) 3 and NH 3,Al(OH) 3 .