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Electrolysis of water Electrolysis of water is the decomposition of water (H 2 O) into oxygen (O 2) and hydrogen gas (H 2) due to an electric current being ... 24 KB (3,413 words) - 14:44, 15 December 2012 Hydrogen economy (section Biocatalysed electrolysis) Free hydrogen does not occur naturally in quantity, but can be generated by steam reformation of hydrocarbons , water electrolysis or by ... 78 KB (11,093 words) - 04:54, 10 December 2012 Castner–Kellner process (redirect from Mercury cell electrolysis) The Castner–Kellner process is a method of electrolysis on an aqueous alkali chloride solution (usually sodium chloride solution) to ... 5 KB (739 words) - 07:17, 10 December 2012 Patterson Power Cell The Patterson Power Cell is an electrolysis device invented by chemist James A. Patterson, which he said created 200 times more energy than ... 9 KB (1,334 words) - 23:20, 5 May 2012 Chlorine Elemental chlorine is commercially produced from brine by electrolysis. The high oxidizing potential of elemental chlorine led ... 56 KB (7,494 words) - 18:18, 11 December 2012 Water splitting (redirect from Electrolysis water) High-temperature electrolysis (also HTE or steam electrolysis ) is a method currently being investigated for the production of hydrogen ... 24 KB (3,433 words) - 02:39, 13 December 2012 Fluorine His method of electrolysis remains the industrial production method for fluorine gas. The main use of elemental fluorine, uranium ... 184 KB (24,317 words) - 06:55, 17 December 2012 Michael Faraday His main discoveries include those of electromagnetic induction , diamagnetism and electrolysis . Although Faraday received little formal ... 50 KB (6,513 words) - 03:34, 20 December 2012 Sodium but instead must be prepared from its compounds; it was first isolated by Humphry Davy in 1807 by the electrolysis of sodium hydroxide . ... 36 KB (4,900 words) - 08:08, 12 December 2012 Cold fusion including neutrons and tritium The small tabletop experiment involved electrolysis of heavy water on the surface of a palladium (Pd) electrode. ... 122 KB (17,830 words) - 13:37, 17 December 2012 Water-fuelled car The process of electrolysis , discussed below , would split water into hydrogen and oxygen, but it takes as much energy to take apart a ... 22 KB (3,266 words) - 03:54, 18 November 2012 History of electrochemistry batteries and fuel cells , preventing corrosion of metals, and improving techniques in refining chemicals with electrolysis and electrophoresis . ... 31 KB (4,669 words) - 21:40, 20 May 2012 Norwegian heavy water sabotage To produce pure heavy water by electrolysis requires a large cascade of electrolysis chambers, and consumes large amounts of power. ... 36 KB (5,382 words) - 12:17, 16 December 2012 Stanley Meyer's water fuel cell According to Meyer, the device required less energy to perform electrolysis than the minimum energy requirement predicted or measured by ... 11 KB (1,562 words) - 14:40, 6 December 2012 Oxygen distillation of liquefied air, use of zeolite s with pressure-cycling to concentrate oxygen from air, electrolysis of water and other means. ... 95 KB (12,389 words) - 15:07, 7 December 2012 Energy storage remediation Such carbon neutral and negative fuels can be produced by the electrolysis of water to make hydrogen used in the Sabatier ... 39 KB (5,337 words) - 01:46, 23 December 2012 Fuel cell For fuel cells and other galvanic cells, the cathode is the positive terminal; for electrolytic cells (where electrolysis occurs), the ... 90 KB (12,681 words) - 18:46, 21 December 2012 Potash Potassium derives its name from potash, and was first derived by electrolysis of caustic potash , in 1808. Terminology: Potash refers to ... 18 KB (2,555 words) - 08:11, 18 December 2012 Anode who had been consulted by Michael Faraday over some new names needed to complete a paper on the recently discovered process of electrolysis . ... 14 KB (2,138 words) - 10:33, 19 December 2012 Aluminium recycling expensive and energy intensive than creating new aluminium through the electrolysis of aluminium oxide (2 3), which must first be mined ... 12 KB (1,567 words) - 15:12, 10 December 2012