Author: Don LancasterDon Lancaster
Date: Mar 3, 2008 10:52
Haven't got the faintest clue department: I just
received a helpline call asking what first appeared
to be some reasonable questions from somebody
working on "electrolysis efficiency improvements".
Until we got to the part where they never heard
of Faraday's Law of Electrolysis.
Which, paraphized, says: The current EXACTLY
determines how much product you will get
per unit time.
We went through this in depth here, but let's
repeat a few key points:
CURRENT sets electrolysis. The needed
voltage is determined by the electropotential,
the terminal overvoltage, and the conductivity
losses.
STAINLESS STEEL is useless as an efficient
electrode because of the hydrogen overvoltage
of iron. Efficient electrolysizers DEMAND use
of often renewed platinized platinum.
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