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But isn't that for electrolysis of pure water? Sea water (water containing NaCl) would follow the following wouldn't it?: (at cathode) 2H+ + 2e- -----> H2(g) (at anode) 2Cl- -----> Cl2(g) + 2e- (in solution) Na+ + OH- -----> NaOH(aq) The full equation: 2NaCl(aq) + 2H2O(l) -----> H2(g) + Cl2(g)...

Gday all, ive been trying to find out why electrolysis isn't used / less feasible than RO in sea water desalination? The chemistry for NaCl electrolysis is well understood and thus works, so why is it not feasible/less feasible than say RO whereby we are essentially pumping water through a...