Butyl Lithium], has developed a process to extract metallic sodium from sodium hydroxide ... The reaction requires an unusual catalyst – menthol – which is easily obtained online.

A small piece of sodium metal is placed in water. The sodium reacts with the water and gets very hot, producing sodium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. The demonstration shown in this video is very ...

University of Wyoming researchers have developed an economically sustainable and a cost-effective iron-sodium composite catalyst for the gasification of sub-bituminous coal. Catalysts are often used ...