PART Ⅰ．－GENERAL AND THEORETICAL 1
CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTORY－POWER 2
Chemical and Electrochemical Methods compared－Electrical Units－Power 3
CHAPTER Ⅱ FARADAY＇S DAWS－CURRENT EFFICIENCY 12
Phenomena of Electrolysis－Faraday＇s Laws－Current Efficiency－Measurement of Quantity of Electricity－Calculation of Current Efficiencies 12
CHAPTER Ⅲ ELECTROLYTIC DISSOCIATION 23
Development of the Theory－Abnormal Osmotic Behaviour of Electrolytes－Conductivity of Electrolytes－Relative Ionic Mobilities－Chemical Properties of Electrolytes－Anomalies of the Electrolytic Dissociation Theory 23
CHAPTER Ⅳ ENERGY RELATIONS 42
Total Energy and Maximum External Work－Change of Free Energy－Relations in Reversible Galvanic Cells－Relations during Reversible Electrolysis－Maximum Work and Affinity 42
CHAPTER Ⅴ ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE 53
CHAPTER Ⅵ ELECTROLYSIS AND POLARISATION－ENERGY EFFICIENCY 73
Polarisation－Energy Efficiency－Polarisation at Individual Electrodes－Mechanism of Electrode Processes－Depolarisation 73
CHAPTER Ⅶ ELECTRODE PROCESSES IN DETAIL－PROCESSES INVOLVING NON-METALLIC IONS 87
Cathodie Evolution of Hydrogen－Anodic Evolution of Oxygen－Theories of Overvoltage－Depolarisation of Hydrogen－Depolarisation of Oxygen－Halogen lon Discharge 87
CHAPTER Ⅷ ELECTRODE PROCESSES IN DETAIL－PROCESSES INVOLVING METALLIC IONS 111
CHAPTER Ⅸ THE ELECTROLYSIS BATH 150
Arrangement－Technical Electrodes and Diaphragms 150
CHAPTER Ⅹ MOLTEN ELECTROLYTES 161
Phenomena of Electrolysis－Metal Fog－Anode Effect 161
CHAPTER Ⅺ GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ELECTROTHERMICS 170
Electric Heating－General Principles of Electric Furnace Design－Electrical Aspects of Electric Furnace Design 170
CHAPTER Ⅻ ELECTRICAL DISCHARGES IN GASES 190
Gas Ions-Different Types of Discharge－Chemical Effects 190
PART Ⅱ．－SPECIAL AND TECHNICAL 201
CHAPTER ⅩⅢ PRIMARY CELLS 203
General Considerations－Primary Cells in General Use－Fuel Cells 203
CHAPTER ⅩⅣ SECONDARY CELLS 235
General Considerations－Lead Accumulator－Iron Accumulator 235
CHAPTER ⅩⅤ COPPER－SILVER－GOLD 262
Copper Refining，Theory－Copper Refining，Practice－Copper Extraction－Silver Refilling－Gold Refining－Gold Extraction 262
CHAPTER ⅩⅥ ZINC－LEAD－TIN－NICKEL－IRON－MISCELLANEOUS 308
Zinc Extraction，General－Zinc Extraction，Practice－Zinc Refining－Electrometallurgy of Lead－Electrometallurgy of Tin－Electrometallurgy of Nickel－Electrolytic Refining of Iron－Miscellaneous 308
CHAPTER ⅩⅦ ELECTROPLATING AND ELECTROTYPING 351
CHAPTER ⅩⅧ HYPOCHLORITES AND CHLORATES 366
General Theory－Hypochlorites，Theory－Hypochlorites，Technical－Chlorates，Theory Chlorates，Technical 366
CHAPTER ⅩⅨ ALKALI-CHLORINE CELLS 392
CHAPTER ⅩⅩ OTHER ELECTROLYTIC PROCESSES INVOLVING AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS 458
Hydrogen and Oxygen－Lead Salts－Bromine－Regeneration of Chromic Acid－Organic Chemicals－Potassium Permanganate－Perchlorates－Hydrogen Peroxide 458
CHAPTER ⅩⅪ METALS FROM FUSED ELECTROLYTES－CAUSTIC SODA AND CHLORINE FROM FUSED SALT 497
Sodium－Magnesium－Calcium－Cerium－Zinc－Aluminium－Acker Process 497
CHAPTER ⅩⅫ ELECTRIC SMELTING IN THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY 531
Iron and Steel－Ferro Alloys 531
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅢ ELECTRIC REFINING，MELTING AND HEAT TREATMENT OF STEEL 557
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅣ ELECTROTHERMICS OF THE NON-FERROUS METALS 599
Smelting Processes－Zinc－Copper－Nickel－Tin－Melting Processes，General－Arc Furnaces－Resistance Furnaces－Comparative Operation Results 599
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅤ CALCIUM CARBIDE－CALCIUM CYANAMIDE－CYANIDES 632
Carbide，General and Theory－Carbide，Technical－Cyanamide and Cyanides，General and Theory－Cyanamide，Technical－Conversion of Cyanamide into Cyanide，Technical 632
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅥ OTHER ELECTROTHERMAL PRODUCTS 653
Carborundum and Allied Products－Graphite－Alundum，Silica，Barium Oxide，Sodium Sulphide，etc．－Distillation Products，Carbon Bisulphide，Phosphorus 653
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅦ THE OXIDATION OF ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN 671
Theoretical－Early Attempts at Technical Apparatus－Birkeland-Eyde Process－Pauling Process－Schonherr-Hessberger Process－Comparative Efficiency－Working up of Furnace Gases 671
CHAPTER ⅩⅩⅧ OZONE 689
Theoretical－Technical 689
APPENDICES Ⅰ The Degree of Ionisation of Typical Electrolytes 700
APPENDICES Ⅱ Single-Electrode Potentials 701
APPENDICES Ⅲ Oxidation-Reduction Potentials 702
APPENDICES Ⅳ Current Densities Used in Technical Practice 704
APPENDICES Ⅴ Yields and Energy Expenditure in Technical Practice 706
APPENDICES Ⅵ Theoretical Quantities of Electrolytic Products resulting from the Passage of 1 ampere-hour of Electricity 708
INDEX OF AUTHORS AND FIRMS 709
SUBJECT INDEX 715