Goal of the Workshop: The workshop was intended for engineers and/or scientists with no formal background or training in electrochemistry or electrochemical engineering, but who wished to acquire skills to be able to practice professionally in the electrochemical field in industry, academia or national laboratories. The goal of the 3-day workshop was to equip participants with working knowledge of the design and operation of a wide range of electrochemical systems. Participants attended lectures on electrochemical engineering principles, engaged in discussions with instructors, gained hands-on experience on experimentation and modeling of electrochemical systems, and networked with world-renowned CWRU faculty and researchers.
The syllabus for this course will include:
1. Introduction to Electrochemical Engineering
2. Electrochemical Thermodynamics
3. Faraday's Law of Electrolysis
4. Ionic Electrolytes, and their Behavior under Electric Field
5. Current Density at Electrodes and in Electrolytes
6. Overpotentials: Activation, Ohmic, Concentration/Mass Transport
7. Current Distribution in Electrochemical Cells: Primary, Secondary, Wagner Number
8. Current Distribution under Mass Transport Control
9. Analysis of Polarization Behavior in Electrochemical Systems
10. Multiple Electrode Reactions: Gas Co-evolution; Corrosion, Mixed Potential Theory
11. Transients in Electrochemical Systems: Cottrell and Sand Equation
12. Theory and Practice of Cyclic Voltammetry
13. Numerical Modeling of Electrochemical Systems
14. Porous Electrode Theory
15. Special Topics in Electrochemical Engineering - Molten Salt Electrolysis, Energy Storage, Sustainability
16. Lab Sessions - Rotating Disk Electrodes, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Cyclic Voltammetry