COMPETITION OF SODIUM HYDRATE PRODUCERS

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: April 3, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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German Democratic Republic
COMPETITION OF SODIUM HYDRATE PRODUCB S (1 ; German;
Load / Voltage
per cm Anode Surface
Report on a meeting of participants i:,: a s ecial com etition of sodium by rodde
producers in the GDRO The meeting took p1aFe n Ammendorf.
i'_~.e meeting was opened by Mr. Probst, Arrurment.orf, and chaired by Dr. Lindstroem
of Wolfen-.tarben. Dr. Lindstroern reported .h iolloiring results:
Plant Number Tons Percentag. fir aphite
of per Realization: Consumption
participants Day
Billiter Electrolysis Installations
Ammendorf
45
20
90%
Bitterfeld
131
163
100% )4)
Westeregln
89
51
90%
Molten
50
1i 6
101.9%
Mercury Electrolysis Installations
Bitterfcld
63
Nuenchritz
32
21.8
98.8%
Pirna
20
11.9
102%
Osternienburg
Z?
39.5
101%
Schkopau
191
169
100%
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Remarks
12.0 kg
980 Amp.
(1100 tt
11.2 tt
1210 It
840
10.0 tt
(1120 It
8.5 ,t
10.0 tt
4.3 V
4.45V
4.3 v
1450 it 4.2 V
2660 rt
4 3250 tt
2000 It
7.0 n
5.6 tt
30-
4.4v
(4.7V
4.3V
2500 it 4.6v
1860 tt 4.6v
3000 It 4.6v
Billiter Installations Ammendori' does no~, have current because of turbine and machine
eft ects, Bitterf elu and T olfen have no &.'ficei . t es. Shortage of asbestos papa r and
boiler pipes in WJ, esteregeln, Which also c .nnoT kz produce to full capacity b= cause of
damaged machinery.
Mercury Installations Bitterfeld has no )obtie-necks. Voltage of converters relatively
in I uenchritz. Osternienburg needs s ,_? zr t3.7.rning of third rail and also has a bottle-
neck in the solution process. Pirnrt lace mecrcu y. NotninU to report about Schkopau.
Dr. Lindstrom suggests the following subjects j'or investigation:Reason for variati in the
7raphite consumption, difference in volu,T e is Billiter baths, and the questioh of) aphragn
XIA /This is 4 complote exploitation of the
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7oreign langua e document or microfilm _ f it is available in the CIA librax '
3 April 1952
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