!!!Bayer, Carl-Josef b. Bielsko, Poland (then Bielitz), March 4, 1847, d. Rietzdorf near Celje, Slovenia (then Cilli), Oct. 4, 1904, chemist, devised the so-called Bayer process whereby he broke down bauxite using a bath of sodium hydrate to produce hydrate of alumina. Established factories in Rietzdorf (today in Slovenia), Russia and America. !Literature OeBL. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Bayer,_Carl-Josef|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]