Electrochemical Engineering

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Course objectives

Student will be able to use the aspects of electrochemical engineering on electrochemical processes. Also, he will be introduced to fundamental principles for optimisation electrochemical processes.

Course enrolment requirements and entry competences required for the course

Learning outcomes expected at the level of the course (4 to 10 learning outcomes)

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- define the components in the electrochemical reactor, and describe the operation in the same
- define which materials are used for manufacturing electrochemical reactors and their components
- evaluate the balance of power, materials and energy in the electrochemical reactor
- differentiate primary and secondary current distribution and potential
- define the basic types of electrochemical reactors
- ascertain and select the ways of connecting the electrodes and the reactor in practice

Course content broken down in detail by weekly class schedule (syllabus)

1st week: Introduction. Technology of electrochemical processes. Constituent parts and operation in Electrochemical reactor.
2nd week: Velocity of electrochemical reactions and material balance.
3rd week: Minimum voltage for electrolysis. Balance on electrode. Required working potential.
4th week: Individual reactions in electrochemical reactors. Efficiency and energy balance.
5th week: Transport phenomena in electrochemical systems – complex systems.
6th week: Current and potential distributions on working electrode.
7th week: Electrochemical reactor with parallel plane electrodes. Annular geometry electrochemical reactor.
8th week: First test
9th: Electrochemical reactor with vibrating and rotating electrode. Electrochemical reactor with free convection.
10th week: Electrochemical reactor with bubbling gas mixture.
11th week: Electrochemical reactor with porous electrode. Electrochemical reactor with movement particles electrode.
12th week: Description and qualification of electrochemical reactor.
13th week: Demand in construction of electrochemical reactor. Type of materials for construction of electrochemical reactor.
14th week: Corrosion systems.
15th week: Second test
Exercises:
Distribution of potential in electrolysis, Natural convection, Forced convection, Electrocatalysis, Electrochemical studies on a rotating disc electrode, Electrochemical tests in a flow reactor.

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