THE UNIVERSITY OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND POLICE STUDIES

MASTER ACADEMIC STUDIES

FORENSIC ENGINEERING

Course:

Electrochemical Engineering

Course Code: 12.141

ECTS: 6

Course Status:

Elective

Number of Effective Classes (Per Week): 2 + 2 + 1

Theoretical Education:

Practical Training:

Research Study Project:

2

2

1

Prerequisite/s: None

Educational Objective: A closer acquaintance of students with the laws of electrochemistry and electrochemical techniques.

Projected Outcome: Acquired knowledge enables students to understand specific electrochemical processes, especially in the field of applied chemistry.

Course Contents/Structure

Theoretical education: Theory of electrolytes (electrolytic dissociation, ion-dipole and ion-ion interactions). Electro conductivity of electrolytic solutions. It melts, solid electrolytes. Thermodynamics of electrochemical processes. Transport phenomena(transfer of mass and charge). Kinetics of electrochemical processes. Chemical potential and activity. Potential at the phase boundary in electrochemical systems. The potential of the electrode and the establishment of electrical double layer at a metal-solution interface. Phase transformation. Chemical sources of electricity. Galvanic elements. Electrolysis and laws of electrolysis. Corrosion of metals and methods of protection.

Practical training: Computational examples related to the appropriate teaching units. Team work and report writing.

Teaching Methods: Lectures, presentations.

Assessment (Maximum Number of Points: 100)

Pre-Exam Obligations

No. of Points

Final Examination

No. of Points

Active participation in classes

10

Oral examination

50

Practical training

20

Mid-Term tests

20

Textbook/s

1. Зечевић, Страхиња; Гојковић, Снежана; Николић, Бранислав, Електрохемијско инжењерство Београд: Технолошко-металуршки факултет 2001

2. Prentice, Geoffrey A. Electrochemical engineering principles Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall 1991

3. Bard, Allen J.; Faulkner, LarryR., Electrochemical methods - fundamentals and applications, John Wiley & Sons, 2nd ed. 2001