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As a means of production, electrolysis of gallium from only alkaline and not acidic solutions has been reported1. The principal difficulties reported using acidic solutions are: (a) poor current efficiencies; (b) formation of solid gallium oxychloride2.
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STEARNS, R. Production of Gallium by Continuous Electrodeposition from Acidic Solutions. Nature 203, 749–750 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/203749b0
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