Timeline for Can I perform electrolysis without electrolyte? (with distilled water)
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| Jan 28, 2023 at 18:40 | comment | added | Devin Peterson | Interfacial water is more conductive than bulk due to microcrystal structure from surface nucleation which is why it works on "plates very close to each other" | |
| Jan 27, 2023 at 10:14 | comment | added | Tomáš Zato | @matt_black That's actually what I eventually figured out. I would put baking soda in an oven to turn it in sodium carbonate and than use that. | |
| Jan 26, 2023 at 20:55 | comment | added | matt_black | You could try using a different salt to make the water conductive. sodium carbonate, for example: no possibility of chlorine emission there. | |
| Jan 25, 2023 at 22:39 | comment | added | Maurice | This Buder HS-72 apparatus does not produce hydrogen gas. It produces a hydrogen solution in pure water. It means that the concentration of $\ce{H2}$ in water is extremely low. The maximum solubility of $\ce{H2}$ is $1.4$ mg per liter. Such a concentration is not far from the concentration of $\ce{H+}$ ions in aerated pure water (pH = $5.6$). So it could be admitted that water is electrolyzed as such a low amount. If some electrolyte had been added, the electrolysis could produce more $\ce{H2}$, but this would be included in a mixture of $\ce{H2 + O2}$, which is explosive ! | |
| Jan 25, 2023 at 20:34 | comment | added | Hyena | I have Buder HS-72 Hydrogen Water Generator at home. I put distilled water in it and it still works! When I set it to cleaning mode it produces ozone and oxygen but not chlorine gas since I use distilled water only. As ozone has a very distinct smell and I could sense it I have therefore empirical evidence that yes, you can perform electrolysis without electrolyte. I can't exactly say how the machine technically works but the mechanism probably relies on having a bunch of conductive metal plates very close to each | |
| Jun 17, 2018 at 12:42 | answer | added | Peter Peterson | timeline score: -1 | |
| Oct 2, 2016 at 10:11 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackChemistry/status/782523321007177728 | ||
| Sep 29, 2016 at 10:34 | answer | added | sa7 | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jun 24, 2014 at 21:35 | vote | accept | Tomáš Zato | ||
| Jun 24, 2014 at 17:05 | answer | added | permeakra | timeline score: 2 | |
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| Jun 24, 2014 at 12:29 | history | asked | Tomáš Zato | CC BY-SA 3.0 |