A global rush for bauxite, the ore of aluminum, is underway led by Chinese and U.S. companies. In the South American country of Suriname, Chinalco, a state-owned Chinese miner and metal producer, has ...
Aluminum production creates a toxic byproduct known as red mud. In an effort to cut down on this waste, researchers have figured out a way to send electric pulses through the mud to purify it and ...
A team of researchers at Rice University has developed a faster and cleaner method for recovering aluminum and removing toxic metals from bauxite residue, or red mud, which is a hazardous by-product ...
A team of researchers has found that hardy native plants could play a surprising role in transforming one of the aluminum industry’s most stubborn waste products into the beginnings of fertile soil.