The possibility of niobium-saturated alkali solutions obtaining by the way of Nb₂O₅ baking with sodium and potassium carbonates with further cake processing with water has been researched. Solutions with Nb₂O₅ content to 100 g/l have been obtained by baking of Nb₂O₅ with K₂CO_{3 ^.} 1,5H₂O with a K:Nb ration equal to 2,3:1,0, temperature equal to 750 ^oC and cake processing with water with a S:L ratio equal to 1:2. Described solutions can be used in production of welding electrodes for alloying of electrode coatings with valuable component as niobium.

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