Article | REF: J1608 V1

Electrochemistry. How electrolysis cells work

Authors: Bernard TRÉMILLON, Gérard DURAND

Publication date: September 10, 2001

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1. Behavior of an electrolytic cell under various operating conditions

1.1 Conventional electrolysis

The procedure can be summarized as follows: as the cell (necessarily) comprises two electrodes, each in contact with an electrolyte (the same electrolyte at both electrodes, or two different electrolytes implying the existence of an electrolytic junction between them), two electrode current-potential characteristics must be taken into account to define cell operation (established theoretically using the elements in articles [J 1 606]...

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