- Docente: Mario Berrettoni
- Credits: 4
- SSD: CHIM/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Rimini
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Chemistry and Technologies for the Environment and Materials (cod. 0883)
Learning outcomes
After completing this course the student knows the main applications of electrochemical techniques in the production and accumulation of energy. Can you assess the efficiency of an electrochemical energy system. Know the main types of devices on the market and understand its impact on the environment.
Course contents
Thermodynamic of electrochemical
systems.
Electronic and ionic conductors. Electrolyte solutions.
Primary and
secondary batteries, their
characterization.
Description of main batteries
on the market.
Fuel Cells
Power generation through non-silicon photovoltaic
cells.
Analysis of
materials connected with the characteristics of cells and their
environmental impact
Readings/Bibliography
Modern Electrochemistry, J.O?M. Bockris, A.K.N. Reddy, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press
Teaching methods
Lectures, supported by numerical exercises on the subjects.
Assessment methods
At the end of the course is provided an oral examination and / or written with a discussion of a report on a topic chosen by the student.
Teaching tools
Use of the projector and blackboard during classes.
Office hours
See the website of Mario Berrettoni