Is there an industrial process that produces hydrogen with potassium oxide as a catalyst?
Or is there a process for the production of potassium oxide that has hydrogen as a by-product?
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The Wikipedia page of potassium oxide states:
Potassium hydroxide cannot be further dehydrated to the oxide but it can react with molten potassium to produce it, releasing hydrogen as a byproduct.
$$\ce{2KOH + 2K <=> 2K2O + H2 ^}$$
answered May 6, 2017 at 12:45
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$\begingroup$ Would you have a mixed alkali metal oxide if the following takes place: $$\ce{2Na + 2KOH ->[\Delta] 2NaOK + H2}$$ $\endgroup$– KavApr 16, 2021 at 2:18
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