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The capital and operational expenditures and the energy efficiency of the conventional and chlorine processes of aluminum production are compared. A comprehensive analysis demonstrates that the chlorine process under modern conditions has the potentials for development as efficient production of high-purity aluminum in moderate amounts rather than as a large scale technology and an alternative to the Bayer–Hall—Héroult cycle.
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Balmaev, B.G., Vetchinkina, T.N., Lysenko, A.P. et al. Prospects of Aluminum Chloride Electrolysis under Modern Conditions. Russ. Metall. 2021, 667–671 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036029521060057
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