Deville process
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The Deville process, also known as the Sainte-Claire Deville process,[1]: 86 was the first industrial process used to produce aluminium. It involves reacting sodium metal with aluminium chloride.[2]: 103 It was developed by Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville in 1854.[3]: 39 Aluminium produced using the Deville process typically contains 1% iron and 0.75% silicon.[2]: 106
