Authored by a rising star with extensive teaching experience on the topic, this advanced textbook shows how electrochemical principles are applied in the real-life chemical industry. With its overview of the basic theory, this is a valuable guide for advanced undergraduate, master and PhD students, especially those in chemical engineering. With a foreword by Nobel laureate Gerhard Ertl.

Table of Contents

BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY THE CHLOR-ALKALI PROCESS AND WATER ELECTROLYSIS ELECTROCATALYSIS TO FUEL CELLS FUTURE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS Batteries Capacitors ENVIRONMENTAL ELECTROCHEMISTRY Treatment/reuse of Wastewater Electroremediation METHODS IN CHEMICAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRIES Electrodeposition Electroplating Electrorefining Electrowinning CORROSION AND ANODIZATION

Author Biography

Professor Jaeyoung Lee is a Vice Director of the Ertl Center for Electrochemistry and Catalysis at GIST, South Korea. He received his doctoral degree in 2001 from Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and FU Berlin, Germany, with Prof. Dr. Gerhard Ertl (Nobel Laureate 2007). He was a senior scientist at Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology (RIST, 2002-2004) and at Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, 2004-2007), where he developed a stable and cost-effective electrocatalyst for fuel cells and water treatment. His research interests focus on the development and optimization of a number of processes involving Electrocatalysis for hydrogen generation, oxygen and CO2 reduction, liquid fuel oxidation and electrochemical power production, in particular for construction of biocompatible fuel cells for micro medical devices. Professor Lee has authored over 140 scientific publications (papers and patents) during the last 10 years.