Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Basf Se Corporation

Gerhard Ruf

Johann-Peter Melder

Wilhelm Ruppel

Udo Rheude

Petr Kubanek

Karl-Heinz Ross

Wolfgang Mägerlein

Helmut Schmidtke

Guenther Huber

Manfred Munzinger

Heinz Neumann

Wolfgang Gunkel

Helmut Berrsche

Reinhard Oettl

Martina Schulz

Matthias Stahl

Ralph Hamleser

Hans-Juergen Bender

Volker Esswein

An electrolysis cell for preparing alkali metals from a liquid alkali metal heavy metal alloy, including a tube arranged essentially horizontally having a closure device at each of the two ends of the tube. At least one solid electrolyte tube arranged concentrically in the tube and oriented with openings towards one end of the tube such that a first annular gap for conducting a liquid alkali metal, which forms an anode, is present between the inside of the tube and the outside of the solid electrolyte tube. An interior space in the solid electrolyte tube, sealed off from an alloy inlet, first annular gap and an alloy outlet, accommodates liquid alkali metal that can be used as a cathode.

Electrolysis cell for producing alkali metal

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Frankenthal, Germany

Gerhard Ruf