Electrodics and Electrocatalysis detailed syllabus for Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering (CEE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the CEE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Chemical & Electrochemical Engineering 4th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit CEE 4th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of electrodics and electrocatalysis is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER 9 Thermodynamics of ideally polarizable and non-polarizable interfaces- Lipman equationdetermination of interfacial tension, charge density, surface excess and double layer capacitance by electro capillary & bridge methods- Helmholtz, Gouy-Chapman and stern models of the double layer with discussion of potential and charge distribution inside the double layer-contact adsorption and its determination.
Unit II
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Unit III
ELECTROCATALYSIS 9 Chemical catalysis and electro catalysis – comparison of electrocatalysts – electro catalysis in simple redox reactions involving adsorbed species – electronic and geometric factors in electrocatalysts -Discussion on the mechanisms of hydrogen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions.
Unit IV
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Unit V
ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES II 9 Potential step method (chronoamperometry) under diffusion control derivation of Cottrell equation for a planar and spherical electrode- significance of spherical diffusion – derivation of Ilkovic equation.- Chronopotentiometry and analysis of chronopotentiograms-derivation of sands equation for constant current input under linear diffusion- concepts of Faradaic impedance -derivation of kinetic parameters from impedance measurements – Nyquist and bode plots for simple redox reactions-principles of scanning probe techniques-STM-AFM and SECM – working principles of electrochemistry.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- J.O.M Bockris& A.K.N. Reddy, Modern Electrochemistry, Vol.2, Plenum Press (Chapter 7 for unit I: Chapters 8 & 9 for unit II ; chapter 10 for unit III), 1996.
- A.J.Bard& L.R. Faulkner, Electrochemical Methods Fundamentals and Applications, John Wiley & Sons. 3nd Edition, 2001.
Reference Books:
- Paul Delahay, Double Layer Structure and Electrode Kinetics, 1965 and publication.
- James A. Plam Beck , Electroanalytical Chemistry – Basic Principles and Applications, John Wiley & sons, Wiley Publication, 1982
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