Electrocatalysis: Computational, Experimental, and Industrial Aspects

ISBN-13: 9780367384364 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 666 str.

Carlos Fernando Zinola

Opis

Recognizing electrocatalysis as an interfacial approach to a dynamic interdisciplinary science, this volume focuses on important developments in the field that are the most relevant to new technologies. The book gives readers a clear view of the problems inside electrocatalytic reactions, presenting both the limitations of electrocatalysis in the laboratory along with its possibilities in industry. Topics discussed include the uses of electrocatalysis and future perspectives; the quantum nature of the electron transfer; Müller-Calandra, Srinivasan-Gileadi and instantaneous nucleation-growth overlap models; and the production, storage, use, and delivery of hydrogen in industrial electrochemistry.

Spis treści

About Electrocatalysis Until 2000. Fundamental Aspects of Electrocatalysis. Quantum and Theoretical Electrocatalysis. Overview of Semiempirical Methods. Density Functional Theory. General Considerations of Periodic Crystals. Electrode Catalysis versus Enzyme Catalysis: Theoretical Modeling of a Biological Enzyme. Electrochemically Formed Film Layers of Importance in Electrocatalysis. Surface Physical Properties and the Topology of Single Crystals: Atomic Rearrangements. Problem of Surface Relaxation and Atom Rearrangement on Electrode Surfaces. Surface Chemistry of Bimetallic Catalysts. Surface Modifications of Ferrous Metals and Alloys Induced by Potential and Thermal Perturbations. Principles of Electrochemical Engineering. Energy Balances and Hydrodynamic Conditions in the Electrochemical Reactor. Current Density and Electrode Potential under Different Operating Conditions on Smooth and Rough Surfaces. The Electrochemical Fuel Cell Reactor. Diffusion-Convective Systems in Electrochemical Reactors. Electrocatalytic Reactor Design. Electrocatalysis of Electroless Plating. Fine Electrodeposition. Electrode Modification: Application in Organic Electrocatalysis. Fundamental Aspects of Corrosion of Metals and Semiconductors. Production, Storage, Use, and Delivery of Hydrogen in the Electrochemical Conversion of Energy. Index.

O autorze

Carlos Fernando Zinola earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry at the Universidad de la República in 1987, a master’s degree and doctorate in chemistry at the same university in 1991and 1994, and post-doctorate in electrochemistry at Universitaet Bonn in 1996. His main topics of interest are electrocatalysis and industrial applications of electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering. He has written three books, earned three patents, and published more than 60 articles.