ZENmind - 14-6-2004 at 19:51
can i get sodium from NaOH, or NaCl? or what about Lithium from LiAlH? any other ideas? thanks
thunderfvck - 14-6-2004 at 19:57
Electrolysis is the road to freedom.
darkflame89 - 15-6-2004 at 02:20
But electrolysis to obtain the pure alkali metal is quite tedious when salt has to be melted first..
ZENmind - 15-6-2004 at 08:07
thats going to take HIGH temperatures, is that the only way?
unionised - 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.
thunderfvck - 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.
darkflame89 - 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.
How about Davy's method to get Sodium~?
ilwdx - 16-6-2004 at 04:36
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)
[Edited on 16-6-2004 by ilwdx]
The_Davster - 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.