Industrial process examples. Laws of electrolysis. Theory of electrolytes. Transport properties of electrolytes. Reversible cell potentials .
Irreversible electrode processes.
Thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of corrosion. Common examples of corrosion. Electrochemical energy conversion and storage. This course is designed to introduce chemical engineering students to the concepts of structure and properties of metals, ceramics, polymers, composites, and electronic materials. Emphasis will be given to fundamental concepts of materials, such as crystal structures, phase diagrams, materials processing and design.