Environment & Ecology · Industrial Waste
What is 'Red Mud', an industrial byproduct that poses significant environmental challenges?
- 1A silicate waste generated during the processing of copper from chalcopyrite
- 2The radioactive slurry generated during the enrichment of uranium isotopes
- 3A toxic alkaline byproduct of aluminium extraction from bauxite ore via the Bayer process✓
- 4The acidic residue left after extracting iron from hematite using carbon reduction
Correct answer
A toxic alkaline byproduct of aluminium extraction from bauxite ore via the Bayer process
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