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Title: Extraction of Potassium from Potassium Iodide
Post by: ovdose on November 25, 2024, 11:59:56 AM

So ive extracted the iodine from my potassium iodide but im not too sure how to extract to potassium from my solution. Any ideas?

Title: Re: Extraction of Potassium from Potassium Iodide
Post by: Borek on November 25, 2024, 01:28:05 PM

Potassium as a metal? Not a home project in general. I believe there are some ways of doing it by means of a thermite type reaction, but I can be wrong.