Recovery of scandium from bauxite residue—red mud: a review
WEBOct 21, 2016 · Red mud is a slimy caustic residue generated from alumina refining of bauxite ores. During the alumina extraction process, about 35 %–40 % of the bauxite ores go into the residue as highly alkaline red mud slurry (pH –) which contains 15 %–40 % of solid phase in volume [1, 2].