Here is some background information on the man who developed electrolysis — Michael Faraday. The basis of how kangen water works was developed in 1833…

Around 1820 a major controversy broke out. It had been noticed that if an electric current flowed through water two gases, hydrogen and oxygen, were produced. This observation caused mayhem. Theories abounded among the great scientists of the day, but none stood up to testing and none of them was right! In 1832 Michael Faraday entered the arena and began to apply his mind to the observations that had been made. He worked by passing electricity through acidified water and the conclusions he had reached by 1833 completely revolutionised the way electrolysis was understood and built the foundations for all our modern understanding of the science.

In electrolysis electricity passes through a solution of a substance dissolved in water, or through a molten material. Ions carrying different charges are attracted to either the positive or negative electrode. At these electrodes they either lose or gain electrons to form stable atoms or molecules.

Not only did Michael Faraday explain what was happening during electrolysis, he also introduced the terminology - electrolysis, electrolyte, electrode - that we still use today.

As part of his careful work on electrolysis Faraday measured the amounts of different substances given off during the process. As a result of all his observations and measurements he formulated two laws which can be used to predict the outcome of any electrolysis. They are known as Faraday’s laws and they are still in use today in schools, in scientific research and in industry.