0 a process in which a chemical change, especially decomposition, is produced by passing an electric current through an electrolyte (= a solution containing ions). -- elektrolyse
1 the process of using an electric current to destroy living tissue, especially hair roots, usually as a cosmetic treatment. -- elektrolyse
A test tube filled with water and upturned into a water-filled beaker is often used to capture gases, e.g. in electrolysis demonstrations.
The difficulty is that if we use electrolysis to produce hydrogen, we must produce the electricity cleanly so that the life cycle of the fuel is clean.
If one took away the demand for steam, the electricity for the electrolysis of chlorine would become uneconomic and the whole house of cards would fall to bits.
I asked some specific questions aimed at encouraging the development of solar photovoltaics, which would be the renewable source used for electrolysis as part of the virtuous circle.
The obvious way to do this, by electrolysis of water, would still demand electrical energy and so does not lead us out of our major difficulty.
Clause 14 gives councils the power to require proper hygienic conditions for the practice of tattooing, ear-piercing or electrolysis.
Especially in the area of electrolysis plants other materials can often be used as an alternative to asbestos.
In the light of the representations received on the treatment of electrolysis, we propose to extend this to electricity.
