1st Edition
Electrocatalysis: Computational, Experimental, and Industrial Aspects
About Electrocatalysis Until 2000. Fundamental Aspects of Electrocatalysis. Quantum and Theoretical Electrocatalysis. Overview of Semiempirical Methods. Density Functional Theory. General Considerations of Periodic Crystals. Electrode Catalysis versus Enzyme Catalysis: Theoretical Modeling of a Biological Enzyme. Electrochemically Formed Film Layers of Importance in Electrocatalysis. Surface Physical Properties and the Topology of Single Crystals: Atomic Rearrangements. Problem of Surface Relaxation and Atom Rearrangement on Electrode Surfaces. Surface Chemistry of Bimetallic Catalysts. Surface Modifications of Ferrous Metals and Alloys Induced by Potential and Thermal Perturbations. Principles of Electrochemical Engineering. Energy Balances and Hydrodynamic Conditions in the Electrochemical Reactor. Current Density and Electrode Potential under Different Operating Conditions on Smooth and Rough Surfaces. The Electrochemical Fuel Cell Reactor. Diffusion-Convective Systems in Electrochemical Reactors. Electrocatalytic Reactor Design. Electrocatalysis of Electroless Plating. Fine Electrodeposition. Electrode Modification: Application in Organic Electrocatalysis. Fundamental Aspects of Corrosion of Metals and Semiconductors. Production, Storage, Use, and Delivery of Hydrogen in the Electrochemical Conversion of Energy. Index.
Biography
Carlos Fernando Zinola earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry at the Universidad de la República in 1987, a master’s degree and doctorate in chemistry at the same university in 1991and 1994, and post-doctorate in electrochemistry at Universitaet Bonn in 1996. His main topics of interest are electrocatalysis and industrial applications of electrochemistry and electrochemical engineering. He has written three books, earned three patents, and published more than 60 articles.
