Process for producing sodium amalgam particles

Details Process for producing sodium amalgam particles Process for producing sodium amalgam particles

1976-02-02

1980-08-05

Arnold, Donald J.

Plastic and nonmetallic article shaping or treating: processes

Formation of solid particulate material directly from molten...

By vibration or agitation

B01J 204

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042161789

ABSTRACT:
Substantially pure, free flowing, sodium amalgam particles of predetermined composition and controlled particle size are prepared for use as vaporizable fill for high pressure discharge lamp devices, whereby accurately measurable quantities of the sodium amalgam may be introduced into the lamp devices. A process for producing the substantially pure amalgam particles of accurately controlled size includes heating a mixture of sodium and mercury to form a melt, passing the melt through a vibrating discharge nozzle and subjecting the droplets so formed to an inert cooling fluid maintained at a temperature below the solidification point of the amalgam. An apparatus for producing the amalgam particles comprises a vessel to contain an alkali metal amalgam melt, a vibrating discharge nozzle adapted to form the melt into uniformly sized droplets, and a column of inert cooling fluid maintained at a low temperature at which the melt droplets are solidified.

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patent: 3676534 (1972-07-01), Anderson

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