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Record 1 2009-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrometallurgy
CONT

An important industrial use of electrolysis is in the electrolytic furnace, which is employed in the manufacture of aluminum, magnesium, and sodium. In this furnace the resistance of a charge of metallic salts is used to heat the charge until it becomes molten and ionizes. The metal is then deposited electrolytically.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrochimie
  • Électrométallurgie
CONT

Parmi les fours électriques, on distingue le four à arc (la matière est fondue par un arc électrique jaillissant entre des électrodes), le four à résistance, le four à induction (le four lui-même constitue le secondaire d'une bobine d'induction), le four électrolytique (outre l'action thermique de l'électricité, il utilise le phénomène d'électrolyse).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroquímica
  • Electrometalurgia
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