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The electrochemical reactor or electrolyser allows for carrying out chemical transformations via electric current. Electrolysis science dates back to the beginning of the XIXth century and, in the years following, electrochemistry allowed for identifying new pure bodies. The first industrial developments appeared at the beginning of the XXth century and numerous processes of preparative electrolysis were developed. Today the electrochemical processes plays a major part in the chemical industry and high tonnages of metallic product and minerals are produced each year.
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Pierre Millet : Engineer from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble - Senior lecturer at Université Paris Sud
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The electrochemical reactor or electrolyzer enables chemical transformations to be carried out using electric current.
The science of electrolysis dates back to the early 19th century, with the discovery of water electrolysis. In the years that followed, electrochemistry made it possible to identify new pure bodies, thus becoming an important synthesis tool. The first industrial developments came at the beginning of the twentieth century, when sufficiently powerful dynamos became available, and over the course of the twentieth century, numerous preparative electrolysis processes were developed.
Today, electrochemical processes play a very important role in the chemical industry, and large tonnages of metal and mineral products are produced every year.
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