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Lecturer(s)
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Moravcová Daniela, Ing. Ph.D.
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Stachová Lenka, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures: 1. Atomic structure, quantum numbers, chemical bonds, interactions, reactivity, periodic table, 2. Nomenclature of chemical compounds, acid-base theory, neutralization, electrolytes, salts, dissociation, dissociation constants, calculation and derivation of pH 3. Redox systems, quantification of redox equations, basic definitions and standards in electrochemistry, electrodes types and processes, electrochemical potentials 4. Quantitative laws of electrochemical processes and their practical applications - Nernst equation, Faraday's laws, electrode polarization phenomenas, galvanization. 5. Measurement in electrochemistry - instruments and methods. (conductivity measurement, pH, concentration, potential, potentiometry, voltammetry, amperometry). 6. Primary cells, principles and functions. Primary cells based on zinc, manganese, lithium, metal-air. Comparison and evaluation. 7. Secondary cells based on nickel, lead, lithium, construction, materials, characteristics. 8. Fuel cells 1 - Introduction, overview, types of cells and their comparison, theory (principles, electrolytes, reactions, processes). Fuel types 9. Fuel cells 2 - Characterization and applications (load measurements, current measurements, examples of technical applications and performance). Redox flow batteries - system at the interface between battery and fuel cell 10. Other technological applications of electrochemical processes (super-capacitors, electrochromic elements, conductive polymers) 11. Metal corrosion in various environments (atmospheric corrosion, corrosion in water and soils, stray currents). types of corrosion protection, galvanization, cathodic and anodic electrochemical protection, passivation). 12. Electrochemical sensors 13. The closing of the course (credit, diploma thesis examples, presentation of scientific results etc.) Practice: 1. Basic chemical concepts, laws and formulas, chemical nomenclature, periodic table, valence layer and its influence on reactions. 2. Safety in lab + basic operations in the chemical laboratory, basic calculations for measuring quantities in chemistry 3. Redox equation calculation, oxidation and reduction processes in half-cells, conventions in electrochemistry 4. Laboratory practise - measurement of pH and ion exchange capacity of PEM membrane 5. Laboratory practise - the effect of concentration, temperature and strength of an electrolyte on its conductivity 6. Laboratory practise - redox processes at phase interfaces of electrochemical cells 7. Reference and working electrodes, practical examples of primary and secondary batteries designs, battery characterisation methods 8. Laboratory practise - cyclic voltammetry of a model redox system, measurement with a printed electrode 9. Laboratory practise - measurement of PEM fuel cell load and efficiency characteristics 10. Personal training for student presentations + consultation and repetition 11. Student presentations of laboratory data - analysis of errors and problems 12. Faraday's law, Nernst's equation, main points of electrochemistry - review 13. Excursion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 40 hours per semester
- Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8)
- 4 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 16 hours per semester
- unspecified
- 36 hours per semester
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| to apply fundamentals of secondary school physics and chemistry |
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| to describe the principle of chemical bonding in chemical compounds |
| to express all significant electrochemical processes within the electrochemical sources (primary, secondary and fuel) |
| to describe basic principles of protection of metal structures against corrosion |
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| to express the important acids, bases and other relevant chemical compounds by chemical formulas, including their reactions and energy balance |
| determine the electrochemical potential of the cell according on its composition |
| to measure the electrical conductivity of solutions, the concentration of electrolytes and their pH |
| to prepare an experimental fuel cell measuring equipment |
| to suggest the basic concepts for the protection of metal structures against corrosion |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
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| Laboratory work |
| Competences |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Laboratory work |
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| Test |
| Combined exam |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Test |
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| Combined exam |
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Recommended literature
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Batchelor, A. W.; Loh Nee Lam; Chandrasekaran, Margam. Materials degradation and its control by surface engineering. 3rd ed. London : Imperial College Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84816-501-4.
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Brunet, Yves. Energy storage. London : ISTE, 2011. ISBN 978-1-84821-183-4.
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Doležel, Ivo. Elektrochemie. Plzeň : ZČU, 1998. ISBN 80-7082-410-7.
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Skoog Douglas A., West Donald M., Holler F.James, Crouch Stanley R. Analytická chemie. VŠCHT Praha, 2019. ISBN 978-80-7592-043-0.
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Yu, Aiping; Chabot, Victor; Zhang, Jiujun. Electrochemical supercapacitors for energy storage and delivery : fundamentals and applications. Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4398-6989-5.
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Zoski, Cynthia G. Handbook of electrochemistry. 1st ed. Boston : Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 978-0-444-51958-0.
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