Principles of Electrode Reactions and Electrochemical Techniques
| Title | Αρχές Ηλεκτροδιακών Δράσεων & Ηλεκτροχημικών Τεχνικών / Principles of Electrode Reactions and Electrochemical Techniques |
| Code | Μ4Υ13 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Chemistry |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016629 |
Programme of Study: Postgraduate Program "Electrochemical Systems Science and Technology"
Registered students: 5
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Epistīmī kai Technología Īlektrochīmikṓn Systīmátōn" | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2020 – 2021 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Class ID | 600180729
|
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
a)Basic principles of electrode reactions: Electrochemical cell. Thermodynamic equilibrium and electrode/cell potential. Electrode reaction kinetics and current. Charge transfer kinetics. Electrocatalysis. Mass transport phenomena. Steady-state and non-steady-state conditions. Reversible and irreversible electrode reactions.
b)Electrochemical techniques: Overview of main electrochemical techniques. Polarography. Linear and cyclic voltammetry. Chronoamperometry. Chronopotentiometry. Hydrodynamic voltammetry (rotating disc, RDE, and ring-disc, RRDE, electrodes; flow cells). Microelectrode voltammetry. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, EIS.
c) Case studies of electrode reactions: Study of oxygen reduction reaction by RDE, RRDE and microelectrode techniques. Study of methanol oxidation by quasi-steady-state voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Study of hydrogen and oxygen evolution oxidation by quasi-steady-state voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Study of the mechanism of organic reactions by cyclic voltammetry.
d)Laboratory exercises: Study of typical reversible and irreversible reactions by polarography and cyclic voltammetry. RDE experiments. Microelectrode experiments. EIS experiments.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 156 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 20 | ✓ | |||
| Tutorial | 26 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 24 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 24 | ✓ | |||
| Total | 250 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Labortatory Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1.Γ.Κοκκινίδης, “Αρχές και μέθοδοι μελέτης ηλεκτροδιακών δράσεων”, Eκδόσεις Γιαχούδη-Γιαπούλη Ο.Ε., Θεσσαλονίκη, 1992.
2.Ι.Α.Μουμτζής και Δ.Π.Σαζού, “Ηλεκτροχημεία”, Eκδόσεις Ζήτη, Θεσσαλονίκη, 1997.
Additional bibliography for study
1. A.J. Bard, L.R. Faulker, Electrochemical Methods (Fundamentals & Applications) 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons,Inc., N.Y. (2001)
2. E. Gileadi, Physical Electrochemistry (Fundamentals, Techniques & Applications) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmBH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim (2011)
3.J.O'M. Bockris, A.K.N. Reddy, Modern electrochemistry:an introduction to an interdisciplinary area, New York, Plenum Press (1970)
4.D. Pletcher , “A First Course in Electrode Processes”, The Electrochemical Consultancy, Romsey, England, 1991.
5.D. Pletcher and F.C.Walsh, “Industrial Electrochemistry”, 2nd Edition, Blackie Academic & Professional, 1993. (Βιβλιοθήκη Χημικού, TP255.P57)
6. Walsh, Frank C., “A first course in electrochemical engineering”, The Electrochemical Consultancy, 1993. (Βιβλιοθήκη Χημικού, QD273.W35)
Last Update
13-05-2021
