The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-05-08


mia containing large percentages Of
iiuaoXldc, silica ana titanic acid. The
ellnnatlon OF these impurities must be-
ohhued through purely chemical
proves or by the electric are furnace
In ~ latter the separation is obtained
by batting the metal In contact with
sufficient carbon TO attract the lmpurl.
tie, The oxide Is thus left In n fused
siae which Is then removed ana
cooled. Probably 10000 tons OF alum.
inlun are produced annually at the
lcndhg factories using the electric
m'thod OF manufacture.
Ano,hcr metal made at the Niagara
plants is sodium. This Is made by clrc.
irolulng fused caustlc soda, the metal
lislug To the top OF the fused mass,
being Skinned on from time to time.
The iechnical difficulties attending the
mnuuiacturc Of this metal are chicny
those which pertain to the control OF
The ignpcraturc Either a too high or
TOO low temperature spells the opera.
lion. n the temperature OF the fur.
mace L carried twenty degrees above
the melting point reconciliation Of
tue sodium takes place. and no metal
rises 10 the surface Consequently the
manipulation OF the whole process
must h. careful and exact by means
N recent improvements however. the
temperature Is exactly measured aud
regulated NO there II no chance OF fail.
ure. The manufacture OF sodium has
thus caused an increased activity In
Inc Production Of caustic soda.
This latter Is produced likewise on n
large scale by means OF the clcctrolyilc
process The production NJ all caustlc
alknlls and chlorine by clcctrolysls has
been an Interesting Industrial question
for years In al parts Of the country
but the direct treatment Of fused salt
offers new studies From the process
y obtained the pure chlorine. which II
used for making bleaching powder, ana
good caustlc soda. Fused lead Is used
as n cathode to the sodium, and the so
dun alloy Is rapidly removed. so that
Il viii not become dlnused into the
mass Of lead, The four nnodos In each
cell are formed OF graphite.
The manufacture Of zine by the elec.
trlcal process affects the mining OF this
material. and the extensive prepare.
lions for making the metal ON large
scale Indicate the confidence felt In the
process. The ores used for this pur.
pose must be rich and varied IN metal.
nc substances suitable for the work.
but plenty OF such waste ore il found
N different parts or the country. Prob.
aoly the richest and most promising
Te the complex Broken IIlll ores,
which yield a large percentage OF the
materials required Tho present
nethod OF treatment Is TO fuse the
chloride by the clecirolytlc process,
and then obtain the pure zine by meth
DDS Of refining which are well under
Stood. The treatment OF the rich ores
10 this way has already yielded sufil
dent result, to make The work def
bite success. How large n production
Of zine may be obtained IN the next
few years by this process is imposslbl,
to state NJ this time.
MANGANESE AND PHOSPHORUS.
The manufacture OF manganese and
phosphorus by the somewhat similar
eectrolytlc process has also taken I'm
prtant strides forward IN the past Few
years. The former Is made very mucl
IKE aluminium. The oxide Is dlssolyCt
lrn bath OF fused calcium fuorlde. an,
lhen II is submitted 20 electrolysls. II
order TO assist In the rapid reduction I
slight amount OF carbon Is added. II
ne -piOcGss the regulation Of the ten
pTaturc II so important that II II Il
raised much above the fusing point th,
manganese viii become volatile and b,
lost. The operator must follow care
fully the regulations found necessary
70 produce this metal. The nrtlicln
moductlon OF the metal Is n highly I'm
p'rtant process. FOR the use OF manga
, nFe In the trades and industries Il
STEADILY on the increase.
Phosphorus from the electric furnace
Is worked ont on quite an extensive
+ scle abroad ana In this country. TIL
mihod Is very simple, ana the result
, way satisfactory. The phosphate min
1 enl Il first obtained and then groun'
! ton very line powder In this condI
, ten II Is mixed with carbon and sanl
/ and then heated In the electric furnace
% an Intense temperature. When a
/ The proper heat the phosphorus Is dis
p TIED on and collected under water
, The details OF the work are not neces
, sary to show that the process II on
, that promises to create consIderabl
, change In the price aud distribution o
pure Phosphorus In commercial FORM
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