Electrocatalysis: Computational Experimental and Industrial Aspects

<p>Electrocatalysis applications are employed in a large number of industries worldwide ranging from old technologies such as galvanoplasty to the most up-to-date deployments involving ultracapacitators. Recognizing electrocatalysis as a useful interfacial approach to a dynamic interdisciplinary science <strong>Electrocatalysis: Computational Experimental and Industrial Aspects</strong> focuses on important developments in the field that are the most relevant to new technologies.</p><p></p><p>Gathering the experiences of a collection of experts who have worked on the basic principles of electrocatalysis as it applies to theoretical physics and theoretical chemistry the book gives readers a clear view of the problems inside electrocatalytic reactions presenting both the limitations of electrocatalysis in the laboratory along with its possibilities in industry. </p><p></p><p>Topics discussed include:</p><p></p><ul> <br><br><p></p> <li>The current uses of electrocatalysis</li> <br><br><li>Future perspectives on the field</li> <br><br><li>Surface physical properties and surface relaxation on noble and non-noble surfaces</li> <br><br><li>The quantum nature of the electron transfer</li> <br><br><li>Müller-Calandra Srinivasan-Gileadi and instantaneous nucleation-growth overlap models</li> <br><br><li>The production storage use and delivery of hydrogen in industrial electrochemistry</li> <br><br><li>Theoretical approaches to current distribution on rough surfaces</li> <br><br><li>The use of microradiology to study electrodeposition</li> <br><br><li>Principles of electrochemical engineering fuel cell reactors and electrocatalytic reactor design</li> <br><br><li>Electrocatalysis of electroless plating</li> <br><br><li>Fundamental aspects of the corrosion of metals</li> <br><br> </ul><p></p><p>The book reviews four main electrochemical processes (hydrogen production oxygen electrochemistry energy conversion/production and fine electroplating). Surface modified non-noble metal substrates and natural minerals as well as noble</p>