JNTUA B.Tech. R20 Regulations

########## B.Tech III-I Sem L T P C 3 0 0 3 (20A51501) CHEMISTRY OF ENERGY MATERIALS (Open Elective- I)

########## Course Objectives:

- • To make the student understand basic electrochemical principles such as standard electrode potentials, emf and applications of electrochemical principles in the design of batteries.
- • To understand the basic concepts of processing and limitations of fossil fuels and Fuel cells & their applications.
- • To impart knowledge to the students about fundamental concepts of hydrogen storage in different materials and liquification method
- • Necessasity of harnessing alternate energy resources such as solar energy and its basic concepts.
- • To understand and apply the basics of calculations related to material and energy flow in the processes.

########## Course Course Outcomes

- • Ability to perform simultaneous material and energy balances.
- • Student learn about various electrochemical and energy systems
- • Knowledge of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
- • To know the energy demand of world, nation and available resources to fulfill the demand
- • To know about the conventional energy resources and their effective utilization
- • To acquire the knowledge of modern energy conversion technologies
- • To be able to understand and perform the various characterization techniques of fuels
- • To be able to identify available nonconventional (renewable) energy resources and techniques toutilize them effectively

UNIT I: Electrochemical Systems: cell, standard electrode potential, application of EMF, UNIT I: Electrochemical Systems: cell, standard electrode potential, application of EMF, I: Electrochemical Systems: electrical double layer, dipole moments, polarization, Batteries-Lead-acid and Lithium ion batterie s.

UNIT II: Fuel Cells: cell working principle, Classification of fuel cells, Polymer electrolyte UNIT II: Fuel Cells: cell working principle, Classification of fuel cells, Polymer electrolyte II: Fuel Cells: membrane (PEM) fuel cells, Solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC), Fuel cell efficiency, Basic design of fuel cell,.

UNIT III: Hydrogen Storage: Storage, Chemical and Physical methods of hydrogen UNIT III: Hydrogen Storage: Storage, Chemical and Physical methods of hydrogen III: Hydrogen Storage: storage, Hydrogen Storage in metal hydrides, metal organic frame works (MOF), Carbon structures, metal oxide porous structures, hydrogel storage by high pressure methods. Liquifaction method.

UNIT IV:Solar Energy: energy introduction and prospects, photo voltaic (PV) technology, UNIT IV:Solar Energy: energy introduction and prospects, photo voltaic (PV) technology, IV:Solar Energy: concentrated solar power (CSP), Solar Fuels, Solar cells.

UNIT V: and Photo electrochemical Conversions: Photochemical cells and applications of UNIT V: and Photo electrochemical Conversions: Photochemical cells and applications of V: photochemical reactions, specificity of photo electrochemical cell, advantage of photoelectron catalytic conversions.

########## References:

- 1. Physical chemistry by Ira N. Levine
- 2. Essentials of Physical Chemistry, Bahl and Bahl and Tuli.
- 3. Inorganic Chemistry, Silver and Atkins
- 4. 4. Fuel Cell Hand Book 7 Edition, by US Department of Energy (EG&G technical services and corporation)
- 5. Hand book of solar energy and applications by Arvind Tiwari and Shyam.
- 6. Solar energy fundamental, technology and systems by Klaus Jagar et.al.
- 7. Hydrogen storage by Levine Klebonoff