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Electrolysis of Water

06/01/2009 7:15 AM

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I wanted to ask that whether same amount of gases will be liberated at electrodes if I dip electroded in bucketfull of sea water or directly in sea.

Consider that I am using same batteries for doing the same. Also how can we enhance Electrolysis of sea water using only different types of electrodes i.e. without adding any additives in it.

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Re: Electrolysis of water

06/01/2009 7:36 AM

<...I wanted to ask that whether same amount of gases will be liberated at electrodes if I dip electroded in bucketfull of sea water or directly in sea...>

The quantity of gases released will be about the same, until the stocks of chloride ions in the bucket begin to dwindle; directly in the sea there will be practically no restriction on chloride ions.

<...Consider that I am using same batteries for doing the same. Also how can we enhance Electrolysis of sea water using only different types of electrodes i.e. without adding any additives in it....>

The electrode material makes no difference to the process, other than the caution that the material selected for the + electrode will be critical on account of its ability to withstand corrosion. A platinum electrode would be fine; a magnesium electrode would perish, for example.

As seawater contains anything between oh, say, 30,000 and 45,000 ppm of common salt ions depending upon location, additives will make very little difference.

Increasing the agitation between the electrodes will help speed up the process, which will then take more current than were no agitation applied.

There is an excellent article on electrolysis in Wikipedia.

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Re: Electrolysis of Water

06/01/2009 9:32 AM

Thanks PWSlack,

But my only concerned was the change in water resistance will affect process of electrolysis. I thought of physics fortmula of resistance R=σl/a. And it may affect amt of current and in turn process of electrolysis.

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Re: Electrolysis of Water

06/01/2009 10:03 AM

<...the change in water resistance will affect process of electrolysis...>

The electrical resistance is a function of:

  • The ionic content, almost proportionally with total dissolved solids at seawater concentrations
  • The temperature, dropping the resistance with increasing temperature
  • The state of agitation, dropping the resistance with increasing agitation.

Lowering the resistance will allow more current to flow, and the rate of gas production will be almost proportional to the current.

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Re: Electrolysis of Water

06/02/2009 9:39 AM

In case you are concerned in this topic for a practical use, then better find about Dr. Nokera from MIT.

Last summer he published a breakthrough research for hydrogen producing through electrolysis.

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