Sodium production.

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• Personal Author:
  Kostick DS
• Description:
  Sodium, discovered by davy in 1807, is a soft, chemically reactive metal with a density of 0.97 G cm-3 and a melting point of 97.8B c. Metallic sodium is currently produced by the electrolysis of molten sodium chloride in the downs cell, a process that was patented in 1924. The cell contains an anode and a cathode chamber with collectors to recover the chlorine gas that is evolved. The castner cell, used exclusively until the 1920's, produced metallic sodium by the electrolysis of sodium hydroxide. This technique is still used in some areas of the world. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Safety
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  WO - Washington Office
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• Volume:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10005192
• Citation:
  Sec in Encyclopedia of Marterials Sci & Eng Mit Press 1986 6:1 pages
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Sec. in Encyclopedia, of Marterials Sci. & Eng., Mit Press, V. 6 (R- s), 1986, P. 4465
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/240109/cdc_240109_DS1.pdf
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