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Physics of Electrolytic Gas Evolution

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A brief analysis of the physics and effects of electrolytic gas evolution is presented. Aspects considered include bubble nucleation, growth and detachment; enhancement of mass and heat transfer; and decrease of apparent electrical conductivity of bubble containing electrolytes. This analysis is mainly oriented to hydrogen-/oxygen-evolving electrodes.

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FCT, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, is gratefully acknowledged for funding project Functional Materials for Electrolytic Hydrogen Production (PTDC/SEN-ENR/121265/2010). L. Amaral thanks FCT for a research grant within this project. D.M.F. Santos and B. Šljukić would also like to thank FCT for postdoctoral research grants SFRH/BPD/63226/2009 and SFRH/BPD/77768/2011, respectively.

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Sequeira, C.A.C., Santos, D.M.F., Šljukić, B. et al. Physics of Electrolytic Gas Evolution. Braz J Phys 43, 199–208 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-013-0131-4

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