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Chromium(III) oxide is reduced to chromium with aluminium, the Thermite process. Additional strong oxidising agents are added to make the reaction self-sustaining.

W. Büchner, R. Schliebs, G. Winter, K.H. Büchel, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, VCH, 1989
Cr2O3
  +  
2
Al
         
2
Cr
  +  
Al2O3
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Industrial Process: Inorganic
Redox
Reduction: Of Substrate By Reagent

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