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US2223929A
US2223929A US152415A US15241537A US2223929A US 2223929 A US2223929 A US 2223929A US 152415 A US152415 A US 152415A US 15241537 A US15241537 A US 15241537A US 2223929 A US2223929 A US 2223929A
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  • sodium arsenate alone can be made relatively economically ,by electrolysis.
  • Lead arsenate has already been prepared electrolytically, but owing to the power consumption and apparatus difficulties the process does not come into consideration for technical use.
  • sodium arsenate is formed by anodic oxidation of sodium arsenite, e. g. on anodes made of nickel sheet. After some time however a layer of solid arsenate forms on theanode which prevents the further electrolysis. It has already been proposed to overcome this difliculty by constructing the anode as a cylinder from which the salt is removed during continuous rotation.
  • the catholyte consists of caustic soda solution
  • the anolyte consists of an aqueous mixture of arsenious acid and caustic soda or sodium nitrite.
  • the anolyte is maintained at an elevated temperature in the anode compartment, which temperature amounts to more than C.
  • the solution is continuously conducted in a circuit from the anode compartment into a vessel in which it cools down, when solid sodium arsenate crystallizes out, and is then led back into the anode compartment again. Care must here be taken that the concentrations in the anode compartment remain practically constant by continuous addition of the starting products.

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Patented Dec. 3, 1940 PROCESS FOR ELECTROLYTICALLY PRODUCING ARSENATES Leo Liiwenstein, Berlin-Wilmersdorf, Germany No Drawing. Application July 7, 1937, Serial No. 152,415. In Germany July 11, 1936 1 Claim. (Cl. 204-86) Of the arsenates used in practice, particularly in agriculture for the destruction of pests, fungi and the like, sodium arsenate alone can be made relatively economically ,by electrolysis. Lead arsenate has already been prepared electrolytically, but owing to the power consumption and apparatus difficulties the process does not come into consideration for technical use.
According to the processes known up to now sodium arsenate is formed by anodic oxidation of sodium arsenite, e. g. on anodes made of nickel sheet. After some time however a layer of solid arsenate forms on theanode which prevents the further electrolysis. It has already been proposed to overcome this difliculty by constructing the anode as a cylinder from which the salt is removed during continuous rotation.
, This means however that the carrying out of the electrolysis is rendered more difiicult.
It has been found that the electrolysis can be so conducted in the following manner that this obstacle is removed in a technically simple and economical manner, the energy yield being still further improved.
Operations are carried out with diaphragms in the known manner. The catholyte consists of caustic soda solution, the anolyte consists of an aqueous mixture of arsenious acid and caustic soda or sodium nitrite. In contradistinction to the manner of working heretofore known the anolyte is maintained at an elevated temperature in the anode compartment, which temperature amounts to more than C. The solution is continuously conducted in a circuit from the anode compartment into a vessel in which it cools down, when solid sodium arsenate crystallizes out, and is then led back into the anode compartment again. Care must here be taken that the concentrations in the anode compartment remain practically constant by continuous addition of the starting products.
It has been found for example that in the 5 case of an anolyte temperature of -53 C., which has been maintained by heating, by circulation in the form described a well crystallized sodium arsenate was obtained on a suction filter which had been inserted into the circuit. The current, yield was 98%. The tension amounted to 2.5 volts, whilst at ordinary temperature with the usual dimensions and proportions for the apparatus and of the electrolyte it was 3.5-3.2 volts. Decrease in the current yield very frequently takes place at raised temperature in anodic oxidation processes. The good yield obtained was not forthwith to be expected.
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2 The process for preparing sodium arsenate 0 which comprises electrolyzing as the anolyte in the anode compartment of an electrolytic diaphragm cell an aqueous mixture of arsenious acid and caustic soda, or sodium arsenite, while 25 LEO LCWENSTEIN. 35
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US2486464A (en) * 1947-01-08 1949-11-01 Canadian Copper Refiners Ltd Method of producing sodium selenate
US4303487A (en) * 1978-04-19 1981-12-01 Ppg Industries, Inc. Production of alkali metal silicate having a high silica to alkali metal oxide ratio

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2486464A (en) * 1947-01-08 1949-11-01 Canadian Copper Refiners Ltd Method of producing sodium selenate
US4303487A (en) * 1978-04-19 1981-12-01 Ppg Industries, Inc. Production of alkali metal silicate having a high silica to alkali metal oxide ratio

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