HankTheHam
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Calcium metal from calcium sulfate
So, I was thinking about a method to make some calcium from calcium sulfate. First I would displace the calcium by adding sodium carbonate then reduce
the calcium carbonate to calcium. Would this idea work? if so how? Would I need to preform a thermite reaction with magnesium?
[Edited on 18-8-2023 by HankTheHam]
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j_sum1
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Calcium is never going to be easy.
Your choices are reduction with lithium or high temperature electrolysis. Both with an inert atmosphere.
Look up a table of reduction potentials for an indication of how difficult this will be.
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clearly_not_atara
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I suspect there might be a third option. Calcium salts are more soluble in many aprotic solvents than alkali metal salts. I figure you could try
electrolysis of CaCl2 in propylene carbonate or something like that.
[Edited on 04-20-1969 by clearly_not_atara]
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