Basf Aktiengesellschaft

Volker Esswein

Guenther Huber

Manfred Munzinger

Heinz Neumann

Hans-Juergen Bender

Martina Schulz

Reinhard Oettl

Matthias Stahl

Gerhard Ruf

Ralph Hamleser

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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Germersheim, Germany

Volker Esswein