Jean Billiter
Jean Billiter , also Billitzer, (born May 23, 1877 in Paris , † April 1, 1965 in Salzburg ) was a French electrochemist who worked in Vienna .
Billiter was the son of a banker and studied in Vienna, Heidelberg, Göttingen and Paris. In 1900 he received his doctorate in Vienna and was then assistant at the university, where he completed his habilitation and in 1903 became a private lecturer in physical chemistry. In 1923 he became an associate professor. He also had a private laboratory where he researched his inventions in electrochemistry and was supported by Siemens and Halske . The cooperation was initially through the Vienna branch and then through the head office in Berlin.
The Siemens Billiter cell for chlor-alkali electrolysis (a diaphragm process, patent 1908), the Billiter Leykom cell (1910) and the Billiter arc light candle (1911) were named after him . He was able to significantly reduce the operating voltage during electrolysis by using electrodes surrounded by gas.
He also dealt with basic research of electrochemical processes on electrodes (double layers, capillary electrolysis, absolute potential and absolute potential differences, Billinger potential according to Oel and Strehlow).
An electrolytic process for the production of seamless copper pipes and an electrolytic process for water desalination (hydrocell process), which were used particularly in the USA, come from him.
Fonts
- The electrolytic alkali chloride decomposition with rigid metal cathodes , 2 volumes, Halle: Knapp 1912
- Principles of electroplating , Springer 1934
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus J. Vetter, Elektrochemische Kinetik, Springer 1960
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Billiter, Jean |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Billitzer, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French-Austrian chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 1965 |
| Place of death | Salzburg |