2.03 Activity: How Is It Made?
Principles of Business and Finance
Objective 2.03: Understand Production and Operations
Students will understand the detailed processes and equipment
required to produce aluminum foil, the history of aluminum and the
environmental impact of its use.
 http://www.madehow.com/Volume-1/Aluminum-Foil.html
Answer the following questions:
1.
What did Egyptians use alumina for?
The Egyptians used alumina to prepare medicine.
2.
What did medieval people use alumina for?
The medieval people used it to set cloth dyes during the middle Ages
3.
What 2 countries worked together to develop the HallHéroult method of separating alumina?
France and United States worked together to develop Hall-Héroult.
4.
Would Hall-Héroult process be applied research or pure
research?
*hint: refer to your 2.03 PowerPoint notes to answer
This is pure research because they found a new solution to the problem.
5.
What is Hall’s company name?
The company name was Pittsburgh Reduction.
6.
What is the most significant source of aluminum ore?
The most significant source is bauxite.
2.03 Activity: How Is It Made?
7.
Where does most of the aluminum ore used in the United
States come from?
The aluminum comes from the West Indies.
8.
List the 4 steps in the Bayer refining process.
The four steps are digestion, clarification, precipitation, and calcination.
9.
What happens during the Smelting process?
Smelting separates the aluminum-oxygen compound (alumina).
10.
How is aluminum foil rolled?
Aluminum is foiled by produced aluminum stock by rolling it between heavy
rollers.
11.
List 6 ways aluminum can be finished.
It can be laminated to papers, paperboards, it can also be cut, slit into strips, and
anodized.
12.
What are three important quality control properties?
The three important quality control properties are, tensile, strength, and
wettability.
13.
Name two ways aluminum is environmentally friendly.
Aluminum is environmentally friendly because it uses less energy and it can
be recycled.