Seeking help with the production of sodium methoxide
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Sodium methoxide produced from sodium slag derived from sodium plants is yellow in color; how can the impurities contained within it be removed? Is it known what the specific components of these impurities are, as well as the exact process used to produce sodium methoxide from sodium slag?
Our sodium methoxide raw material is not metallic sodium; it is solid caustic soda.
Currently, there are mainly two methods for preparing sodium methoxide: The first method involves reacting methanol with sodium hydroxide to obtain sodium methoxide, which is commonly referred to as the “subtraction method””； The second method involves reacting metallic sodium with methanol to produce sodium methoxide, commonly known as the \"sodium method\"” ； You said the sodium methoxide you obtained was yellow; could it be that the benzene content in it is high? You can contact me via email at coolzjh99@163.com; we can have a conversation
My previous workplace used analytical-grade methanol and sodium hydroxide to react and produce sodium methoxide.