Educational guide 2023_24 Faculty of Chemistry

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry (2009)

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
1. Introduction to electrochemistry	Introduction, definitions, nomenclature, magnitudes, units. Electrodic processes. Possible steps. Overpotential.
2. Electrified interphase	Interactions and structure of the electrode-solution interphase. Structural models of the electrochemical double layer. Specific adsorption. Electrocapillary curve.
3. Charge transfer overpotential	Potential energy of an electrodic system. Application of an external potential. Charge transfer velocity. The Butler-Volmer equation and limiting cases of B-V. Kinetic deduction, application and significance of the Nernst equation.
4. Diffusion and reaction overpotential	Transport phenomena. Fick's laws. Diffusion overpotential: control by transport of matter. Limiting intensity. Cottrell equation. Dropping mercury electrode. Ilkovic equation. Reaction overpotential: control by chemical reaction.
5. Electroanalytical methods	Electrodic methods: perturbation of the system and measurement. Electroactivity of the species, solvents, working conditions and precision of measurements. Electroanalytical methods: static/dynamic, stationary/non-stationary.
6. Applications of electrochemistry	Processes of technological interest: hydrogen evolution. Electrodic oxygen reactions. Water splitting. Metal complexes. Electroorganic processes. Technology of electrochemistry: metal electrodeposition, oxidation, passivation and corrosion. Protection methods. Energy generation: electrochemical cells, fuel cells. Reversible batteries.

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