Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2024-25

This subject is part of the group of elective subjects of the Electrochemical Materials module within the Master in Materials Science. It is also offered as an elective within the Master Electrochemistry, Science and Technology. This course is included in the second semester (3 credits).

The course will provide the basis for understanding the parameters that affect the rate of an electrochemical reaction and the strategies to optimize it. It will cover from the fundamental physicochemical aspects to real industrial applications. The knowledge in Surface Chemistry introduced in the fundamental module will be used to understand the phenomena of adsorption and heterogeneous reactivity, electrochemical reactivity and surface characterization techniques. These concepts are reinforced in the Surface Electrochemistry course.

Then, the course will present electrochemical syntheses developed according to these concepts, especially the chlorine-soda synthesis, as an academic example of scaling up fundamental concepts to the application level. These concepts are reinforced with other electrochemical syntheses on a smaller scale to show the students all the application possibilities existing in the current market. Special attention will be paid to energy storage systems, highlighting both kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of an electrochemical system from an applied point of view.

 

 

Course competencies (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2024-25

Transversal Competences

  • CT1 : Saber manejar eines informàtiques avançades de tractament i anàlisi de dades i de representació gràfica
  • CT2 : Saber elaborar i defensar projectes i informes
  • CT3 : Ser capaç d'analitzar documents cientificotècnics en anglès

 

General Competences

  • CG5 : Saber realitzar cerques de bibliografia científica amb esperit crític i saber manejar bases de patents i la legislació relacionada amb l'àmbit científic

 

Specific Competences

  • CE14 : Comprendre el fenomen d'electrocatálisis, la seua relació amb la naturalesa química del material electródico i amb la seua estructura cristalográfica

 

Basic Competences

  • CB10 : That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.
  • CB6 : Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context
  • CB7 : That students know how to apply the knowledge acquired and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of ¿¿study
  • CB8 : Students are able to integrate knowledge and deal with the complexity of making judgements on the basis of incomplete or limited information, including reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities associated with information which, while incomplete or limited, includes reflections on the social and ethical responsibilities linked to the application of their knowledge and judgements.
  • CB9 : Students are able to communicate their conclusions and the ultimate knowledge and rationale behind them to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

  • Comprender el fenómeno de la Electrocatálisis y los materiales en los que se produce y sus aplicaciones.

 

 

Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2024-25

To know the concept of electrocatalysis. To understand the relationship between electrocatalysis and the interaction of reactants and intermediates with the electrode surface. To discover the influence of the electrode´s surface structure on the electrochemical reactivity. To understand the operation of bimetallic electrodes and the different modes of electrocatalysis. To understand key concepts in electrocatalysis from the study of model reactions, such as: hydrogen formation and oxidation, oxygen formation and reduction, and oxidation of small organic molecules.

To know the different industrial applications of electrochemistry. Check the importance of electrocatalysis in the development of industrial processes. To understand the different synthetic processes (organic and inorganic). To identify fundamental concepts of surface treatments, deposits and anodic films. To understand the behavior of ion exchange membranes and the application of different electrochemical technologies to solve environmental problems. To identify the electrochemical processes that are applied in the industrial sector and the possibilities offered by electrochemistry.

 

 

General

Code: 49316
Lecturer responsible:
Arán Ais, Rosa María
Credits ECTS: 3,00
Theoretical credits: 0,88
Practical credits: 0,32
Distance-base hours: 1,80

Departments involved

  • Dept: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
    Area: PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
    Theoretical credits: 0,88
    Practical credits: 0,32
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.

Study programmes where this course is taught