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| amerdsp... |
 Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:33 pm |
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Wikipedia mentions that people mostly use platinum or stainless steel
for electrolysis of water. A reactive metal at the anode gets
depleted. On an industrial scale, and considering the high price of
platinum, do people use something else? |
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| Bob M... |
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:57 am |
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Graphite plates or blocks
On Jun 16, 4:33 pm, amerdsp <amer... at (no spam) hotmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Wikipedia mentions that people mostly use platinum or stainless steel
for electrolysis of water. A reactive metal at the anode gets
depleted. On an industrial scale, and considering the high price of
platinum, do people use something else? |
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| Madalch... |
| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:55 am |
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On Jun 15, 9:33 pm, amerdsp <amer... at (no spam) hotmail.com> wrote:
Quote: Wikipedia mentions that people mostly use platinum or stainless steel
for electrolysis of water. A reactive metal at the anode gets
depleted. On an industrial scale, and considering the high price of
platinum, do people use something else?
As Bob said, graphite works. But platinum, since it is unreactive,
does not get depleted in electrolysis. |
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