Photo Georges Gobet. Alumina, also known as aluminium oxide, is the mid-point in the three-stage process of making aluminium which starts with mining bauxite ore which is refined into alumina that ...
In the lab Researchers at TU Wien employed noncontact atomic force microscopy and computational modelling to determine the structure of the aluminium oxide surface. (Courtesy: TU Wien) Determining the ...
Iron oxide, aluminum, and a catalyst are placed in a flowerpot. The reaction is extremely exothermic resulting in molten iron and aluminum dripping into sand below the flowerpot. The demonstration ...