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US 2011/0237840 A1Published application
Process for preparing potassium and potassium compounds
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsHagen Wilmer, Andreas Keller
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Abstract
The invention relates to a process for preparing potassium and potassium compounds
Claims17
1-9. (canceled)
A process for preparing potassium by reacting potassium hydroxide with magnesium, wherein the reaction takes place without solvent at a temperature in the range from 280 to 450° C.
A process for preparing potassium by reacting potassium hydroxide with magnesium, wherein the reaction takes place without solvent in the presence of potassium at a temperature in the range from 63 to 450° C.
A process for preparing potassium compounds, which comprises
- a1) reacting potassium hydroxide with magnesium without solvent at a temperature in the range from 280 to 450° C. or
- a2) reacting potassium hydroxide with magnesium without solvent in the presence of potassium at a temperature in the range from 63 to 450° C. and
- b) reacting the reaction mixture from step a1) or a2) with an alcohol, a primary or secondary amine or ammonia in the presence of a solvent.
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