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[*] posted on 14-6-2004 at 19:51
Most commercially available alkali metal?

can i get sodium from NaOH, or NaCl? or what about Lithium from LiAlH? any other ideas? thanks



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[*] posted on 14-6-2004 at 19:57


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[*] posted on 15-6-2004 at 02:20


But electrolysis to obtain the pure alkali metal is quite tedious when salt has to be melted first..



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[*] posted on 15-6-2004 at 08:07


thats going to take HIGH temperatures, is that the only way?
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[*] posted on 15-6-2004 at 13:42


I have a vague recollection that the production of sodium has been mentionned in passing before somewhere on this board. Perhaps someone might care to search for it.
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[*] posted on 15-6-2004 at 16:24


Yeah, search for it!

Sodium! is the name of the thread. I believe its in technochemistry or electrochemistry, whichever name the forum is. It's rather lond and wouldn't be hard to locate.



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[*] posted on 16-6-2004 at 02:20


Well that thread has been split into 2 parts, one for the electrochemical methods, the other pertaining to unconventional methods to obtain the pure metal.



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[*] posted on 16-6-2004 at 04:36
How about Davy's method to get Sodium~?

Make the NaOH a little wet inorderto to conduct electricity, and put single-direct electricity through it(NaCl is ok too, i think but be careful to the Chlorine gas)

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[*] posted on 16-6-2004 at 06:03


ilwdx: That method using sodium hydroxide has already been successfully tried by BromicAcid and a few others. The results are in the electrochemical sodium thread.
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