Degussa Aktiengesellschaft

Kurt A Ruppert

Ludwig Lange

Walter Hinrichs

Erich Splett

Herbert Hovestadt

A process for converting the filtration residue of crude sodium produced by fusion electrolysis into a sodium alcoholate with a low NaOH content. The residue first is intensively and continuously mixed for 2-5 hours at 300.degree.-600.degree. C. and then is added with stirring to the particular alcohol, possibly with heat added. The alcoholate solution so formed is filtered and the alcoholate may be obtained from the filtrate by distilling off the solvent.

Process for working up the filtration residue of crude sodium prepared

A process is described for creating the flow properties to filtration residues from sodium production. These viscous-to-hard filter residues can be changed into a thin-fluid consistency by intensively agitating them under an inert gas for 2-6 hours at temperatures between 300.degree. and 600.degree. C.

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Kurt A Ruppert