Course manual 2024/2025
Course content
- Electrochemistry has many applications for sustainability; it can be used to store energy, synthesize materials and chemicals, to generate electricity and to recycle valuable resources. In the first part of this course, the fundamental aspects of electrochemistry such as electrochemical cell, thermodynamics, double layer structure, electrochemical kinetics, mass transport in electrochemical systems, and electrochemical and non-electrochemical techniques applied to the study of electrochemical phenomena will be discussed.
- In the second part, several fields of application of electrochemistry will be discussed such as electrocatalysis, electro-organic synthesis, electrolyzers, batteries and fuel cells, photo-electrochemistry, and electrochemistry towards industrial application.
- To conclude, the students will have the opportunity to follow PhD students/Postdocs in the electrochemical lab to perform real electrochemical experiments based on the lectures.
- The course also involves an excursion the a company working in the field of electrochemistry.
All lessons are based on one-hour lecture and one-hour tutorial in order to help the students to apply their knowledge.
Objectives
- To describe the relevance of electrochemical processes from the sustainable perspective
- To provide knowledge on fundaments of electrochemistry
- To provide a practical guideline for beginners in electrochemistry
- To understand how to collect and to analyze properly electrochemical data
- To evaluate the activity and performance of different electrodes towards several electrocatalytic reactions
- To obtain an industrial perspective of electrochemistry
Teaching methods
- Lecture
- Seminar
- Fieldwork/excursion
- Self-study
- Working independently on e.g. a project or thesis
- Presentation/symposium
- Laptop seminar
- Supervision/feedback meeting
Learning activities
Activity | Hours |
Self study | 168 |
Total | 168 | (6 EC x 28 uur) |
Attendance
This programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (TER part B).
Additional requirements for this course:
Attendance in the lectures are not compulsory, however it is during the presentations, which are part of the exam (40%). The not attendance in the presentation, means no score. For presentation there is no retake.
Assessment
Fraud and plagiarism
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
Course structure
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The course will be offered 100% in English
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