electrolysis

thumb|Illustration of a Hofmann voltameter|Hofmann electrolysis apparatus used in a school laboratory

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Efficacy of percutaneous electrolysis for the treatment of tendinopathies: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rehabilitation · 2023Asensio-Olea L, Leirós-Rodríguez R, Marqués-Sánchez MP et al.DOI: 10.1177/02692155221144272
Electrolysis.Southern medical journal · 1947ROBINSON HMDOI: 10.1097/00007611-194707000-00015
Electrolysis outcomes for eyelid trichiasis: Consultants versus trainees.Journal francais d'ophtalmologie · 2022Kapantais D, Garrott H, Ford RDOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2021.12.006
Integrating anaerobic digestion with microbial electrolysis cell for performance enhancement: A review.ReviewBioresource technology · 2022Wang W, Lee DJ, Lei ZDOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126321
A comprehensive review of aluminium electrolysis and the waste generated by it.ReviewWaste management & research : the journal of the International Solid Wastes and Public Cleansing Association, ISWA · 2023Li X, Liu Y, Zhang TADOI: 10.1177/0734242X231164321
[Electrolysis].La Semana medica · 1958ARETA T
Anode electrolysis of sulfides.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Qu J, Chen X, Xie H et al.DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2202884119
Electrolysis phenomena in electrophoresis.Electrophoresis · 2020Novotný T, Gaš BDOI: 10.1002/elps.201900411

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Commons category: Electrolysis
time of discovery or invention: 1787-00-00

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Contents

Etymology
History
Timeline
Overview
Process of electrolysis
Decomposition potential
Oxidation and reduction at the electrodes
Energy changes during electrolysis
Variations
Related processes
Industrial uses
Electrofluorination
Hydrodimerization of acrylonitrile
Electroplating and electrowinning processes
Electrochemical machining (ECM)
Other
Competing half-reactions in solution electrolysis
Research trends
Electrolysis of carbon dioxide
Electrolysis of acidified water
Electrocrystallization
Electrolytic production of iron
Electrolysis of seawater
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References

thumb|Illustration of a Hofmann voltameter|Hofmann electrolysis apparatus used in a school laboratory

In chemistry and manufacturing, electrolysis is a technique that uses direct electric current (DC) to drive an otherwise non-spontaneous biological and physical reaction. Electrolysis is commercially important as a stage in the separation of elements from naturally occurring sources such as ores using an electrolytic cell. The voltage that is needed for electrolysis to occur is called the decomposition potential. The word "lysis" means to separate or break, so in terms, electrolysis would mean "breakdown via electricity."