Dear Salters, Sodium chloride, potassium chloride cannot be dissociated by temperature alone. Here is the reason. If you were to separate sodium from chlorine, they would immediately recombine upon as their chemical bonds are so strong. They will however react with metals and other compounds at elevated temperature. Dissociation is generally accomplished by electrolysis which produce hydroxides and chlorine gas. This is how hydroxides are made. Sincerely, Leland T. Taylor President Thermogenics Inc. 7100-2nd St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107 phone 505-761-1454 fax 505-761-1456 Attached files are zipped and can be decompressed with <A HREF="http://www.aladdinsys.com/expander/";>www.aladdinsys.com/expander/ </A> - Gasification List Archives: http://www.crest.org/discussion/gasification/current/ Gasification List Moderator: Tom Reed, Biomass Energy Foundation, Reedtb2@cs.com www.webpan.com/BEF List-Post: <mailto:gasification@crest.org> List-Help: <mailto:gasification-help@crest.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gasification-unsubscribe@crest.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gasification-subscribe@crest.org> Sponsor the Gasification List: http://www.crest.org/discuss3.html - Other Gasification Events and Information: http://www.bioenergy2002.org http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/gasref.shtml http://solstice.crest.org/renewables/biomass-info/
