INDIRECT ELECTROLYSIS

"The production of chemicals in an electrolytic cell through intermediate electrolysis products. It is often used in the oxidation/reduction of organic compounds that would otherwise react very slowly at the electrode surface. An intermediate oxidizing/reducing agent is produced at the electrode surface and the agent reacts with the organic in the bulk solution. The agent is continuously regenerated by the electrolysis. A typical oxidizing agent is the ferric (tri-valent iron) ion, and an example of the reducing agent is the cerous (tri-valent cerium) ion. The reactive intermediate is often called a ""mediator,"" and the overall reaction a ""mediated reaction."" "