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I am posting this exerpt from a U2U in case it might be of help to others.

Im indeed in Australia ...
1-10-2007 at 19:14
by: len1
Sodium!
[quote][i]Originally posted by Magpie[/i]
Len1 says:


[quote]
A cylindrical S/S mesh (bent to ...
26-9-2007 at 21:01
by: len1
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Drawing the cell takes quite some time. Ive already spent a lot of time making it and taking pictur ...
25-9-2007 at 22:34
by: len1
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Thanks garage chemist, that (and your link) is extremely useful. Twospoons - youre not serious?
19-9-2007 at 22:42
by: len1
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Thanks fleaker. I also tried NaCl/CaCl2 higher up in this thread, because I thought molten NaOH too ...
19-9-2007 at 21:31
by: len1
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I have no plans for KOH because I really have nothing I need potassium for (and not much I need sodi ...
16-9-2007 at 20:52
by: len1
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Now that Ive run the cell several times I have established a regime under which the cell operates pe ...
13-9-2007 at 20:00
by: len1
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I ran the cell for 150 minutes yesterday at an average current of 47A, and the resulting Na ingot ca ...
13-9-2007 at 19:21
by: len1
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Here are more pictures of the cell
12-9-2007 at 21:12
by: len1
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Yeah OK Ill try. Ill post a few more pictures first. I am really glad you also want to give this a ...
11-9-2007 at 22:00
by: len1
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[quote][i]Originally posted by 12AX7[/i]
Huh, then I'm confused about where the sodium comes from.
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11-9-2007 at 19:54
by: len1
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Thanks Der Alte. The PS I did make a long time ago - when we had that discussion about what amperag ...
11-9-2007 at 19:50
by: len1
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[quote][i]Originally posted by Magpie[/i]
Very nice len. Your apparatus looks well engineered prov ...
11-9-2007 at 19:21
by: len1
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No, Ni anode is right. The cathode is of copper. Thats the standard arrangement for a Castner. Th ...
11-9-2007 at 17:54
by: len1
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This shows the radiation shield in place, with protrusions for the thermocouple and the heating coil ...
11-9-2007 at 17:49
by: len1
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This shows the heating coils wound around the outside of the cell, they are needed only to initially ...
11-9-2007 at 17:47
by: len1
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Thanks Tim

Following are more pictures of the Na cell internals. This is
the annular Ni anode a ...
11-9-2007 at 17:45
by: len1
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The Cathode
10-9-2007 at 19:25
by: len1
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The ladel
10-9-2007 at 19:24
by: len1
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The sodium
9-9-2007 at 16:21
by: len1
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The power supply
9-9-2007 at 16:20
by: len1
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Here are some more pics. I havent worked out how to post more than 1 at a time

[Edited on 10-9-200 ...
9-9-2007 at 16:18
by: len1
Sodium!
The previous post describing a home-made Castner cell on a German forum was the perfect precursor to ...
9-9-2007 at 16:16
by: len1
ammonia solution without suds
I needed to make some NH3 solution for the ammonium sulphate purification I described elsewhere, so ...
2-9-2007 at 19:57
by: len1
Ammonium nitrate without nitric acid
Not important, you are as always very useful, that method you suggested seems a jem, plus the table ...
14-8-2007 at 17:25
by: len1
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