| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1: Equilibrium Electrochemistry or "Ions in Solution" | ||
| 1 | Thermodynamic and transport properties of electrolytes -- aqueous and molten | Problem Set 1 out |
| 2 | Solution models: Debye-Hückel (aqueous), Temkin (molten salts) | |
| 3 | Electrode potentials (the underlying physics, i.e., electron excess or electron deficiency on the electrode) | Problem Set 1 due |
| 4 | Emf series (aqueous and molten salts) | Problem Set 2 out |
| 5 | Reference electrodes (thermodynamics [establishing the voltage value] and kinetics [their iE characteristic]) | |
| 6 | (cont.) | Problem Set 2 due |
| Unit 2: Electrochemical Kinetics or Rate of Processs in Electrochemistry | ||
| 7 | Electrode-electrolyte interface, nature of the double layer | Problem Set 3 out |
| 8 | Kinetics of electrode processes, competition between processes involving mass transport and interfacial processes such as charge transfer at the electrode/electrolyte interface | |
| 9 | (cont.) | Problem Set 3 due |
| 10 | Laboratory techniques to determine rate and mechanism: controlled E, controlled i, a.c. methods, i.e., a.c. voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, including underlying electrical engineering -- construction of the equivalent circuit | Problem Set 4 out |
| 11 | (cont.) | |
| 12 | Phasors and impedance plots in the complex plane -- data interpretation for process optimization, on-line control | Problem Set 4 due |
| 13 | Stationary and rotating electrodes | Problem Set 5 out |
| 14 | Test 1 | |
| Unit 3: Electrochemical Processing | ||
| 15 | Winning, refining, plating, synthesis | Problem Set 5 due |
| 16 | Current efficiency, voltage efficiency, power efficiency, energy balances |
Problem Set 6 out |
| 17 | Materials issues and environmental issues | |
| 18 | Case studies on Hall cell electrolysis to produce aluminum and electrolytic production of magnesium by both the Dow process and the I.G. Farben process | Problem Set 6 due |
| 19 | Contemporary industrial practice -- includes consideration of environmental issues | Problem Set 7 out |
| Omissions | ||
| 20 | Batteries & fuel cells. | |
| 21 | (cont.) | Problem Set 7 due |
| 22 | Test 2 | |