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Splitting Oxygen from Oxides!
« on: November 29, 2013, 09:28:29 AM »
Question here, I am in grade 11 and I need to ask is it possible to split the oxygen from oxides like say; Titanium Dioxide or Iron(II) oxide and lastly Aluminum Oxide. I have been doing some research as well and is it possible to melt these oxides back down to their metal parents when the splitting of oxygen is finished?

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Re: Splitting Oxygen from Oxides!
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2013, 09:57:05 AM »
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Since aluminum oxide and iron oxide are mined to get aluminum and iron (steel as well) for processing there must be a method to remove the oxygen.
GOOGLE and WIKI can be your friends


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Re: Splitting Oxygen from Oxides!
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2013, 10:01:48 AM »
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Since aluminum oxide and iron oxide are mined to get aluminum and iron (steel as well) for processing there must be a method to remove the oxygen.
GOOGLE and WIKI can be your friends

Alright thank you for the little hint a couple Google searches and I think I am on the right path again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hall_process does this seem like the right track to go on?

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Re: Splitting Oxygen from Oxides!
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2013, 10:13:44 AM »
http://www.howstuffworks.com/aluminum.htm

Sounds like you are on the right track
I like the link above as well

By the way look at the other links on the page you posted from WIKI
for instance the link to the Bayer process in the See Also paragraph


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