3.53 Electrochemical Processing of Materials
January 2008
Week 1: Monday - Friday, January 14 - January 18, Room 5-217
Week 2: Tuesday - Friday, January 22 - January 25, Room 5-134
Thermodynamic and transport properties of aqueous and nonaqueous electrolytes. The electrode/electrolyte interface. Kinetics of electrode processes. Electrochemical characterization: d.c. techniques (controlled potential, controlled current), a.c. techniques (voltametry and impedance spectroscopy). Applications: electrowinning, electrorefining, electroplating, and electrosynthesis, as well as electrochemical power sources (batteries and fuel cells).