Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing an alkali metal from an alkali metal amalgam by electrolysis using an anode containing an alkali metal amalgam, a solid electrolyte having alkali ion conductivity, and a cathode being a molten alkali metal. SOLUTION: The method for producing an alkali metal from an alkali metal amalgam includes the alkali metal amalgam being an anode moved by being stirred under atmospheric pressure or under a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT