Electrolysis
principle · 1800 · Industrial Revolution
Decomposing a substance with an electric current (Nicholson, Carlisle).
Principles and materials it uses
- Electrochemical reaction — uses. An electrochemical process.
Where it is used
- Hall–Héroult process — is used in. Electrolysis of a melt.
- Hydrogen — is used in. Hydrogen is produced by electrolysis of water.
- Electrolyser — is used in. Electrolysis of water.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Voltaic pile — evolved from. The first electrolysis of water was powered by a voltaic pile.
What it is a kind of
- Chemical reaction — is a kind of. Electrolysis is a chemical reaction driven by an electric current.