TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRONICS - Preferred Component: The photolysis and photoelectrolysis of the alkaline discharge fluid are performed in the presence or absence of light adsorbing facilitator, a semiconductor and/or catalyst.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The neutral oxidant fluid further comprises water and counter cation(s). The neutral oxidant fluid and/or discharge fluid further optionally comprises form(s) of several buffers. The discharge fluid comprises one or more of water, halide, counter cation(s), an extra acid, a counter anion of an extra acid and form(s) of a buffer. The neutral oxidant fluid contains more than 1 mol%, more than 2 mol%, more than 5mol% or more than 10 mol% aqueous multi-electron oxidant. The neutral oxidant fluid stored in the discharge system and supplied to the discharge component contains less than 0.01 mol%, less than 0.05 mol%, less than 0.1 mol%, less than 0.5 mol%, less than 1 mol%, less than 2 mol% or less than 5 mol% acidic protons. Preferred Component: The aqueous multi-electron oxidant comprises halogens, halogen oxides, halogen oxoanions, salts, acids and/or derivatives of the halogen oxoanions and halogen oxides. The halogen oxoanions comprise hypochlorite, chlorite, perchlorate, hypobromite, bromite, perbromate, hypoiodite, iodite, iodate and/or periodate. The halogen oxoanions comprise bromate and/or chlorate. The counter cation(s) comprise hydronium ions, alkali metal cations, alkaline earth metal cations, rare earth cations, cations of aluminum, indium, gallium, and thallium, organic cations, and other cations forming a hydroxide of 5-12 pKa, preferably lithium, sodium, calcium or magnesium. The buffers comprise phosphoric acid, derivative of the phosphoric acid, derivative of phosphonic acid, Good's buffer(s) and derivatives of the Good's buffers, a molecule comprising one or more sulfonic moieties and one or more phosphonic moieties, a molecule comprising one or more sulfonic moieties and one or more amine moieties, (N-morpholino)alkanesulfonic acid, amino tris(methylene-phosphonic acid), a sulfoalkyl phosphonic acid, a sulfoaryl phosphonic acid, and other molecules comprising a negatively charged group and molecules capable of buffering pH for disproportionation. The reducer comprises ammonia, hydrazine, hydroxylamine, phosphine, methane, hydrocarbon, alcohol, aldehyde, carbohydrate, hydride, oxide, sulfide, organic compound and/or inorganic compound, hydrogen, water and other solvent, preferably hydrogen. The salt form of the aqueous multi-electron oxidant is lithium bromate, lithium chlorate, calcium bromate, calcium chlorate, magnesium bromate, magnesium chlorate, halates of other alkali metals, halates of other alkaline earth metals, halates of rare earth metals, halates of aluminum, halates of gallium, halates of indium, halates of thallium, halates of other cations with 5-12 pKa of hydroxide, halates of organic cations and/or other salts of halogen oxoanions. The discharge is facilitated in the presence of the acidic protons. Preferred Properties: The solution-phase comproportionation used for the generation of discharge fluid is pH-dependent. The pH of the alkaline discharge fluid is 4-12 or 6-10. The oxidant fluid is in acid form, neutral form, alkaline form, partially acidic form and/or partially alkaline form.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The neutral oxidant fluid further optionally comprises form(s) of extra acid(s). Preferred Component: The counter cations comprise alkylammonium, arylammonium, imidazolium, derivatives of the imidazolium, pyridinium, derivatives of the pyridinium, choline, derivatives of the choline, morpholinium, derivatives of the morpholinium, phosphonium, derivatives of the phosphonium, organic cation and/or cation capable of forming an ionic liquid. The extra acid(s) comprise alkylsulfonic acid, arylsulfonic acid, 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonic acid, 3-(N-morpholino)butanesulfonic acid, Good's buffer(s) in an acid form, sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, triflic acid and nitric acid.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The electrolyte is poly(perfluorosulfonic) acid membrane or cation-conducting membrane.