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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459075303321

Autore

Zinola Carlos Fernando

Titolo

Electrocatalysis : computational, experimental, and industrial aspects / / Carlos Fernando Zinola

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2010

ISBN

0-429-14948-4

1-4200-4545-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (668 p.)

Collana

Surfactant science series ; ; 149

Disciplina

541/.395

Soggetti

Electrocatalysis

Electrochemistry

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; ELECTROCATALYSIS COMPUTATIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL, AND INDUSTRIAL ASPECTS; Obituary; Contents; Preface; Overview; Contributors; Chapter 1: About Electrocatalysis Until 2000; Chapter 2: Fundamental Aspectsof Electrocatalysis; Chapter 3: Quantum and TheoreticalElectrocatalysis; Chapter 4: Overview of SemiempiricalMethods; Chapter 5: Density Functional Theory; Chapter 6: General Considerationsof Periodic Crystals; Chapter 7: Electrode Catalysis versusEnzyme Catalysis: TheoreticalModeling of a BiologicalEnzyme

Chapter 8: Electrochemically FormedFilm Layers of Importancein ElectrocatalysisChapter 9: Surface Physical Propertiesand the Topologyof Single Crystals:Atomic Rearrangements; Chapter 10: Problem of Surface Relaxationand Atom Rearrangementon Electrode Surfaces; Chapter 11: Surface Chemistryof Bimetallic Catalysts; Chapter 12: Surface Modifications of Ferrous Metals and AlloysInduced by Potentialand Thermal Perturbations; Chapter 13: Principles of ElectrochemicalEngineering; Chapter 14: Energy Balances andHydrodynamic Conditionsin the Electrochemical Reactor

Chapter 15: Current Density and Electrode Potential under Different Operating Conditions on Smooth and Rough SurfacesChapter 16: The Electrochemical FuelCell Reactor; Chapter 17: Diffusion-Convective



Systemsin Electrochemical Reactors; Chapter 18: Electrocatalytic Reactor Design; Chapter 19: Electrocatalysis of Electroless Plating; Chapter 20: Fine Electrodeposition; Chapter 21: Electrode Modification: Application in Organic Electrocatalysis; Chapter 22: Fundamental Aspectsof Corrosion of Metalsand Semiconductors

Chapter 23: Production, Storage, Use,and Delivery of Hydrogenin the Electrochemical Conversion of EnergyIndex; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Electrocatalysis applications are employed in a large number of industries worldwide, ranging from old technologies such as galvanoplasty to the most up-to-date deployments involving ultracapacitators. Recognizing electrocatalysis as a useful interfacial approach to a dynamic interdisciplinary science, Electrocatalysis: Computational, Experimental, and Industrial Aspects focuses on important developments in the field that are the most relevant to new technologies.Gathering the experiences of a collection of experts who have worked on the basic principles of el