Abstract:
A METHOD OF SEPARATING CARBON FROM ALKALI AND ALKALI EARTH METALS. THIS METHOD IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR DETECTING AND MEASURING CARBON ACTIVITY IN THE METAL. THE METHOD COMPRISES PASSING A HYDROGEN CONTAINING GAS THROUGH A LIQUID ALKALI OR ALKALI EARTH METAL AND THERE-
AFTER SEPARATING THE METHANE WHICH RESULTS FROM THE REACTION OF HYDROGEN WITH THE CARBON IN THE LIQUID METAL.