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Hall process

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noun

  1. a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.


Etymology

Origin of Hall process

After Charles Martin Hall

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The process has been repeatedly improved, and under the patents covered by the Hall process the crude metal is now produced at a market price of about eighteen cents per pound.

From Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges by Redway, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw)

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