CHG 8300 Electrochemical Engineering
3 units
Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Basic principles and laws of applied electrochemistry. Electrochemical thermodynamics. Electrode kinetics and electrochemical double layer. Electrocatalysis for fuel cells and water electrolysis. Transport phenomena in electrochemical engineering. Electrochemical reaction engineering. Examples of industrial processes: Chloralkali-electrolysis, water electrolysis, electrowinning of Nickel, Zinc, Aluminum, organic electro-synthesis. Energy conversion and storage technology: fuel cells, electrochemical capacitors and batteries.
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