Theodor Grotthuss

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Theodor von Grotthuss (1785-1822) was the originator of the first law of photochemistry in 1817, but is likely best known for his formulation of the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 [1]. This publication of Grotthuss' theory of electrolysis is often credited for the first description of the so-called Grotthuss mechanism.

[edit] References

  1. ^ de Grotthuss, C.J.T. (1806). Sur la décomposition de l'eau et des corps qu'elle tient en dissolution à l'aide de l'électricité galvanique. Ann. Chim. (Paris) 58, 54-73.

[edit] Literature

  • Juozas Al. Krikštopaitis: In the Wake of Volta’s Challenge: The Electrolysis Theory of Theodor Grotthuss, 1805. PDF
  • A. G. Morachevskii (2005): Theodor Grotthuss (to 220th Anniversary of His Birthday). In: Russian Journal of Applied Chemistry. Bd. 78, Nr. 1, S. 166-168. doi:10.1007/s11167-005-0250-y
  • Samuel Cukierman (2006): Et tu, Grotthuss! and other unfinished stories. In: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. Bd. 1757, Nr. 8, S. 876–885. PMID 16414007


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