Aluminum Electrolytic Bath monitoring with XRD - Application Note

Aluminum is the most abundant metal on the Earth, being about the 8% of its crust; moreover, it is the second largest used metal in the world, thanks to its light weight, high strength and recyclability1 . Besides, it easily binds with other elements, which on the one hand allows the formation of a huge number of compounds and alloys; on the other hand, it prevents its occurrence in pure form, so that energy is required to recover it. The main Aluminum source is Bauxite, a mineral that mainly consists of Aluminum Hydroxides, Iron Oxides, Kaolinite and Titania.