Electrolytic steelmaking as a paragon for new electrolytic processes development
Thanks to the ubiquity of electrolysis, part of my
research effort
has been dedictated to the understanding of metals (aluminum, copper,
zinc, nickel) or chemicals (chlor-alkali, hydrogen)
electrochemical production methods. However, and because steel is one
of the most common material in the world, produced since millenaries,
this presentation emphasizes the research conducted on electrolytic
steelmaking. From a history of science standpoint, it is also
interesting to focus on iron because contrary to most other metals, it
has not been produced by electrolysis.