Goal of the Workshop: The workshop is intended for engineers and/or scientists with no formal background or training in electrochemistry or electrochemical engineering, but who wish 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 is to equip participants with working knowledge of the design and operation of a wide range of electrochemical systems. Participants will attend lectures on electrochemical engineering principles, engage in discussions with instructors, gain hands-on experience on experimentation and modeling of electrochemical systems, and network 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 (Molten Salt Electrolysis, Energy Storage, Sustainability) 16. Lab Sessions (Rotating Disk Electrodes, Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Cyclic Voltammetry)