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Volume 7

Biosensors Journal

ISSN: 2090-4967

Electrochemistry 2018

June 11-12, 2018

June 11-12, 2018 | Rome, Italy

International Conference on

Electrochemistry

Study on the spontaneous generation of electrostatic potential gradient in an electrolyte due to the

presence of a static magnetic field and its applications in construction of analogous voltaic, daniel

and concentration cells magnetolysis: An alternative to electrolysisMagnetolysis: An alternative to

electrolysis

Rajatava Mukhopadhyay

and

Debosmita Pathak

Jagadis Bose National Science Talent Search, India

lectricity and magnetism were considered as separate identities until late 19th century, when people like Maxwell, Faraday

came to the forefront to change the idea.

Classical electromagnetic theory of Maxwell, with the help of certain experiments, disclosed that current electricity and

magnetism at two opposite faces of the same coin, that is, they are different approaches to the same aspect of physics.

Electromagnetism is one of the most important aspects of physics, since it broke the jinx of classical physics and paved the way

to the beginning of research about structure of matter and consequently to the foundation of quantum mechanics.

Anelectric current can induce amagnetic field, andvice-versa. So, electricity andmagnetismshould, so to say, be interchangeable,

which is the main idea we have tried to implement.

Electrolysis is something we are all familiar with. In electrolysis, electricity flows due to a potential difference developed across

the two electrodes of a cell, due to differential reduction potential at the two terminals.

So, can this potential difference be induced using a magnet too?

Surprisingly, yes.

Replacing the cathode and anode of an electrolytic cell with the north and south poles of a magnet (respectively), we get the

exact same result as that expected from electrolysis.

Cations get attracted to the north and anions to the south pole. Electrons flow from the south to the north pole through the

magnet (analogous to anodeàexternal circuitàcathode) and current from the north to the south, on completing the circuit (for

a half-cell setup).

Morever, a magnetolytic cell can be recharged be simply reversing the polarity of the two half-cells, by exchanging the magnetic

poles immersed in them.

So, to conclude, lysis and current flow with the help of magnets ---- ‘

magnetolysis

’, maybe a viable, sustainable and economic

alternative to electrolysis in the near future.

All practical applications of an electrolytic cell can be realised through an analogous

magnetolytic cell.

All the experimental data, associated graphs and data are stored for future reference.

Rajatava Mukhopadhyay et al., Biosens J 2018, Volume 7

DOI: 10.4172/2090-4967-C1-003