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The only comprehensive collection of easy-to-perform electrochemical experiments for both high school lessons and university lab courses. It illustrates the broad area of electrochemistry with respect to thematic aspects and apparatus used in the experiments. In addition, it highlights the interdisciplinary connections to related fields.
Following a brief overview, the book goes on to deal with electrochemistry at equilibrium and with flowing current, while further chapters cover analytical electrochemistry, non-traditional methods, electrochemical energy storage and conversion as well as technical electrochemistry.
Throughout, the author clearly describes every detail of the experiments and gives helpful guidance for the production of rare working materials.
Complementing textbooks on electrochemistry, this is a must for lecturers as well as for students in chemistry. ... Read more

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At last, a lab textbook on electrochemistry, or almost...
It's almost impossible to find a laboratory textbook in electrochemistry written after 1920, and since then so many things have changed you might need an emeritus chemist to traslate it for you (that's why I start by giving this book PLUS TWO STARS).
Also, for general chemistry electrochemical experiments are pretty easy to find, but that's not the case with other basic courses like organic, inorganic and physical chemistry.
In the case of physical chemistry Shoemaker (Experiments in Physical Chemistry), Matthews (Experimental Physical Chemistry) and Athawale (Experimental Physical Chemistry) include some classical nice experiments, but they're just not enough and most of them emphasize the basic science aspects alone.

In this book Holze manages to squeeze laboratory experiments for elementary, basic and intermediate (PLUS ONE STAR) electrochemistry, electroanalysis and electrosynthesis (PLUS TWO STARS) and in some of them also includes the applied science aspect of the experiment like corrosion and batteries (PLUS ONE STAR). You should really take a look at the table of contents.

The MINUS ONE STAR comes from the book's lack of equipment diagrams and detailed instructions. It's more a guide for the instructors than a real laboratory textbook. Also, the book leaves behind all the possibilities of amalgam electrodes (and yes, the environmental issue can be a problem if your ignorance ocludes you from keeping them in good conditions) and some other do-it-yourself systems (MINUS ONE STAR).

NOTE: You will probably need to complement this book with Sawyer's (Electrochemistry for Chemists), and in the case you're interested in amalgams you can look in any old preparative inorganic chemistry book like Brauer's (Handbook of Preparative Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 1 and 2, Complete 2 Volume Set). ... Read more

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This Second Edition of Modern Electrochemistry 1 includeseverything that made the First Edition a classic -- rigor,clarity, and completeness -- but it has been thoroughly revisedto include: -- the modern theory of ion-solvent interactions-- new methods for determining transport numbers -- roomtemperature liquid electrolytes -- computer simulation and newspectroscopies, and -- an updated bibliography. Problem set,explanatory diagrams, derivations of equations, and appendixes makethis book an excellent undergraduate text and a useful reference forprofessionals. ... Read more

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Lucidity, Honesty and Fluidity!
Remarkable book. I admire how the authors explain the analogy between gravitaional potential, electrostatic potential and chemical potential in the context of a solute-solvent in an electrochemical system. I beleive that a clarity of understanding can be achieved only by (listening to someone having) a clarity of expression that comes from (that person who has the) clarity of thought.The authors have striven to present electrochemical aspects, as they state, in lucid and honest manner. I think they can also claim, "fluid" (I mean flow, not less-concrete stuff) in their accomplishment because the text flows so well and it is a very readable book. I have no doubt the authors have been inspired by Feynman's Lectures of Physics.

ExcellentBook on Electrochemistry
An excellent book on ionics in electrochemistry. Bockris and Reddyare great authoritiesonelectrochmistryandhave handledall the topics covered in this book very lucidly and superbly. A must reading for all electrochemists and others who are working in this area.

Great Electrochemistry Series!
These authors have a great writing style. This is a subject matter that has a potential to be very, very dry but the authors have somehow made it enjoyable. If they get into hardcore calculations and derivations that you might be a little rusty on, they anticipate that (I assume from lots of students' feedback) and include appendixes at the end of each chapter so that you don't need to run off and find the corresponding chapter in one of your math/physics/chemistry textbooks. They also have a very useful nomenclature guide (in the first book only) in case you keep forgetting what certain symbols mean and what units they are in. The footnotes are great and keep things from getting too dry. Overall, I would definitely recommend these three books.

Note: Unless you have a fetish for hard covers, get the paperbacks; they're half the cost. When I bought these books from amazon.com, it was very confusing to figure out which books to get. Here are the ISBN's of each of the three books in the series. This will save you some headache:

Electrochemistry 1: Ionics
ISBN: 0306455552 (paperback)

Electrochemistry 2A: Fundamentals of Electrodics
ISBN: 0306461676 (paperback)

Electrochemistry 2B: Electrodics in Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, and Environmental Science
ISBN: 0306463253 (paperback)

Excellent text and reference
The Modern Electrochemistry volumes are truly excellent textbooks and references for all aspects of electrochemistry.
Whether you're dealing with corrosion, electrolytic processes, batteries, or biochemistry, the electrochemistry is fully explained here.The authors go into a great deal of detail topics while maintaining a very familiar, easy-to-read tone.There are also plenty of interesting historical footnotes which serve to lighten the text.

These books are written for electrochemists interested in the chemical mechanisms behind electrochemical processes.Applications of these processes are treated very briefly.If you are more interested in real-world applications of these processes, other texts may serve you better.

The text comes in three volumes, which is problematic.It is difficult to find all three at most booksellers.Many online booksellers (including Amazon) don't distinguish between the volumes in their catalogs; I had to go by ISBN numbers to ensure I got the complete set.But it was well worth the trouble.

A Bible of Electrochemistry Education

The difference of this second Ed. from the first one is huge; the author actually rewrote ca. 50% of the first volume (Ionics) and ca. 70% of the second volume (Electrodics, still in writing), covering literature upto later 90's.

For classroom use, the most important addition of theedition is the problem set, which are extremely helpfulfor students on introductory level.

It was a great honor of me to beinvited by the author to write part of the problem sets for all chapters inVol.1 and a few chapters in Vol.2, and I can tell you that the author andthe problem writers put in a lot of effort to elucidate the fundamentalelectrochemistry while also help original thinkings of the students on moreadvanced electrochemistry issues. ... Read more

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This long-awaited and thoroughly updated version of the classictext (Plenum Press, 1970) explains the subject of electrochemistry inclear, straightforward language for undergraduates and maturescientists who want to understand solutions. Like its predecessor, thenew text presents the electrochemistry of solutions at the molecularlevel. The Second Edition takes full advantage of the advances inmicroscopy, computing power, and industrial applications in thequarter century since the publication of the First Edition. Such newtechniques include scanning-tunneling microscopy, which enables us tosee atoms on electrodes; and new computers capable of moleculardynamics calculations that are used in arriving at experimentalvalues.
A description of the electrochemical stage - the high fieldregion near the interface - is the topic of Chapter 6 andinvolves a complete rewrite of the corresponding chapter in the FirstEdition, particularly the various happenings which occur with organicmolecules which approach surfaces in solution. The chapter onelectrode kinetics retains material describing the Butler-Volmerequation from the First Edition, but then turns to many new areas,including electrochemical theories of potential-dependent gascatalysis. Chapter 8 is a new one devoted to explaining howelectrochemists deal with the fast-changing nature of the electrodesurface. Quantum Mechanics as the basis to electrode kinetics is givenan entirely new look - up to and including considerations ofbond-breaking reactions. ... Read more

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Electrochemistry at its best
First things first: this book, as the other two books in the series, are about electochemistry, not analytical electrochemistry. That is, in this volume in particular, the fundamental aspects of electrode reactions (that is heterogeneous electron transfer) are covered.
This is not a book on electroanalytical techniques.

The aspects regarding the motion of ions and molecules in solution (diffusion, migration...) are not covered (they are thoroughly explained in the first volume: Modern electrochemistry 1: Ionics) and are frequently referenced to, so i'd suggest you get some understanding of how they work before you venture into this book.

Now let's get to volume 2A: i love this book.It is written in an extremely clear and concise style. The authors are very careful always to present the phenomena they're describing both with an inutive and with a more mathematical approach, while never losing touch with the physics behind them.
The topics covered range from double-layer structure, to electrodics (kinetics including multi-step reactions, transpost phenomena, crystal structure influence on kinetics) and an introduction to quantum electrodics.
At the end of each chapter is also a very useful list of papers that dig deeper into the topics presented. Basicly everything one can wish to find in a textbook.

I cannot but encourage one to get all of the 3 books in the series (paperback, the hardcovers have a rather silly price...).

Great Electrochemistry Series!
These authors have a great writing style. This is a subject matter that has a potential to be very, very dry but the authors have somehow made it enjoyable. If they get into hardcore calculations and derivations that you might be a little rusty on, they anticipate that (I assume from lots of students' feedback) and include appendixes at the end of each chapter so that you don't need to run off and find the corresponding chapter in one of your math/physics/chemistry textbooks. They also have a very useful nomenclature guide (in the first book only) in case you keep forgetting what certain symbols mean and what units they are in. The footnotes are great and keep things from getting too dry. Overall, I would definitely recommend these three books.

Note: Unless you have a fetish for hard covers, get the paperbacks; they're half the cost. When I bought these books from amazon.com, it was very confusing to figure out which books to get. Here are the ISBN's of each of the three books in the series. This will save you some headache:

Electrochemistry 1: Ionics
ISBN: 0306455552 (paperback)

Electrochemistry 2A: Fundamentals of Electrodics
ISBN: 0306461676 (paperback)

Electrochemistry 2B: Electrodics in Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, and Environmental Science
ISBN: 0306463253 (paperback) ... Read more

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This second, completely updated edition of a classic textbook provides a concise introduction to the fundamental principles of modern electrochemistry, with an emphasis on applications in energy technology. The renowned and experienced scientist authors present the material in a didactically skilful and lucid manner.

They cover the physical-chemical fundamentals as well as such modern methods of investigation as spectroelectrochemistry and mass spectrometry, electrochemical analysis and production methods, as well as fuel cells and micro- and nanotechnology.

The result is a must-have for advanced chemistry students as well as those studying chemical engineering, materials science and physics. ... Read more

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A good textbook for undergraduates
I use this textbook for teaching an undergraduate electrochemistry class. The text covers most of the necessary topics and recommends IUPAC quantities, units, and symbols.

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The book shows how to numerically solve the parabolic partial differential equations (pdes) encountered in electroanalytical chemistry. It does this in a didactic manner, by first introducing the basic equations to be solved and some model systems as text cases, for which solutions exist. Then it treats basic numerical approximation for derivatives and techniques for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations, from which the more complicated methods for pdes can be derived. The major implicit methods are described in detail, and the handling of homogeneous chemical reactions, including coupled and nonlinear cases, is detailed. More advanced techniques are presented briefly, as well as some commercially available program packages.

This third edition, still the only text on the subject, is structured more didactically than the previous editions. It brings the coverage of electrochemical digital simulation up to date, including many new techniques developed since the early 1990s. A number of example procedures and programs are made available as supplementary material in the online version of this book.

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Electrochemistry is an old branch of physical chemistry. Due to the development of surface sensitive techniques, and a technological interest in fuel cells and batteries, it has recently undergone a rapid development. This textbook treats the field from a modern, atomistic point of view while integrating the older, macroscopic concepts. The increasing role of theory is reflected in the presentation of the basic ideas in a way that should appeal to experimentalists and theorists alike. Special care is taken to make the subject comprehensible to scientists from neighboring disciplines, especially from surface science. The book is suitable for an advanced course at the master or Ph.D. level, but should also be useful for practicing electrochemists, as well as to any scientist who wants to understand modern electrochemistry. ... Read more

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This much-needed, comprehensive text offers an introduction to electrochemistry.The book begins at an elementary level and progresses through to the most recent advances in this interdisciplinary subject. The first part introduces the fundamental principles of thermodynamics, kinetics, and mass transport associated with electrode reactions.The second part considers experimental methods that are available to study electrode and electrochemical processes, such as steady-state with forced convection, linear sweep, step/pulse voltametric techniques and impedance, modern surface analysis, and microscopic and spectroscopic procedures that complement the electrochemical information.The final part of the book discusses wide-ranging applications, including sensors, industrial electrolysis and batteries, corrosion studies, and the rapidly expanding field of bioelectrochemistry.Easily accessible appendices provide the necessary mathematics, principles of electrical circuits, and basics of digital simulation.The breadth of coverage insures that this volume will be valuable not only to students in chemistry, biochemistry, industrial chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science, but to researchers needing proper introduction to electrochemistry. ... Read more

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Fundamentals of Electrochemistry provides the basic outline of most topics of theoretical and applied electrochemistry for students not yet familiar with this field, as well as an outline of recent and advanced developments in electrochemistry for people who are already dealing with electrochemical problems.

The content of this edition is arranged so that all basic information is contained in the first part of the book, which is now rewritten and simplified in order to make it more accessible and used as a textbook for undergraduate students. More advanced topics, of interest for postgraduate levels, come in the subsequent parts.

This updated second edition focuses on experimental techniques, including a comprehensive chapter on physical methods for the investigation of electrode surfaces. New chapters deal with recent trends in electrochemistry, including nano- and micro-electrochemistry, solid-state electrochemistry, and electrocatalysis. In addition, the authors take into account the worldwide renewal of interest for the problem of fuel cells and include chapters on batteries, fuel cells, and double layer capacitors. ... Read more

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A complete and practical guide to the basic principles of electrochemistry for the nonspecialist

Emphasizing practical applications and real-world experimentation, Electrochemistry for Chemists gives chemists, biologists, and material scientists a solid understanding of the basic principles and modern methodology of electrochemistry. Incorporating the many new applications of recent years, this thoroughly updated Second Edition gives the nonelectrochemist access to a powerful tool for the study and measurement of chemical systems. And, like the popular first edition, the Second Edition is also a useful text for senior undergraduate and graduate students, especially in organic, inorganic, and biological chemistry.
* Offers a practical guide to the use of electrochemical methods in research and laboratory work
* Provides examples of molecular characterization by electrochemical methods in all subdivisions of chemistry, including dioxygen species, base metals, and nonmetals
* Includes numerous tables of electrochemical data, as well as physical parameters for solvents, electrolytes, cells, and electrodes
* Incorporates the latest information on instrumentation, solvents, and reagents
* Lists extensive references for further study of theoretical issues ... Read more

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This book is based on the George Fisher Baker Lecture given by Jean-Michel Sav?ant at Cornell University in Fall 2002.
* The first book focusing on molecular electrochemistry
* Relates to other fields, including photochemistry and biochemistry
* Outlines clearly the connection between concepts, experimental illustrations, proofs and supporting methods
* Appendixes to provide rigorous demonstrations to prevent an overload of algebra in the main text
* Applications-oriented, focused on analyzing the results obtained rather than the methodology ... Read more

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Electrochemistry for bio-application
Although sometimes the language is not fluent and concise as expected for a scientific publication, this book is extremely well organized. The author, a well-known authority in the "electrochemistry world", provides very many examples, references, and applications of the electrochemical techniques which are very useful. I would recommend it to those who want to study in depth these interesting applications and tools that electrochemistry can offer in a wide range of fields such as material and molecular sciences, physical-organic chemistry, and biochemistry. ... Read more

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This book reveals electrochemistry as an integral part ofmodern physical chemistry, in particular as a branch of surfacechemistry.It is written without excessive mathematical complexity,and with anemphasis on the mechanisms of electrochemical reactionsand how theymay be explored using modern techniques. Writtenprimarily for mid toadvanced level undergraduates and postgraduatesof chemistry, thebook is also intended for electrochemists workingin any of the vastrange of industries exploiting electrochemicaltechnology. ... Read more

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This book introduces the principles of electrochemistry with a special emphasis on materials science. This book is clearly organized around the main topic areas comprising electrolytes, electrodes, development of the potential differences in combining electrolytes with electrodes, the electrochemical double layer, mass transport, and charge transfer, making the subject matter more accessible.
In the second part, several important areas for materials science are described in more detail. These chapters bridge the gap between the introductory textbooks and the more specialized literature. They feature the electrodeposition of metals and alloys, electrochemistry of oxides and semiconductors, intrinsically conducting polymers, and aspects of nanotechnology with an emphasis on the codeposition of nanoparticles.
This book provides a good introduction into electrochemistry for the graduate student. For the research student as well as for the advanced reader there is sufficient information on the basic problems in special chapters. The book is suitable for students and researchers in chemistry, physics, engineering, as well as materials science.

- Introduction into electrochemistry
- Metal and alloy electrodeposition
- Oxides and semiconductors, corrosion
- Intrinsically conducting polymers
- Codeposition of nanoparticles, multilayers ... Read more

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Porous materials continue to attract considerable attention because of their wide variety of scientific and technological applications, such as catalysis, shape- and size-selective absorption and adsorption, gas storage, and electrode materials. Both research and applications of porous materials—via electroanalysis, electrosynthesis, sensing, fuel cells, capacitors, electro-optical devices, etc.—heavily rely on electrochemistry.

Electrochemistry of Porous Materials focuses on generalized theoretical modeling and describes redox processes for different porous materials, assessing their electrochemical applications. Considering the large variety of materials that can be classified as porous, the text focuses on nanostructured micro- and mesoporous materials. Using this approach, the book offers a more focused and practical analysis of key porous materials that are considered relatively homogeneous from an electrochemical point of view. These include:

• Porous silicates and aluminosilicates
• Porous metal oxides and related compounds
• Porous polyoxometalates
• Metal-organic frameworks
• Porous carbons, nanotubes, and fullerenes
• Porous polymers and certain hybrid materials

With its detailed presentation of advances in electrochemistry of nanostructured materials, this text specifically addresses the foundation and applications of the electrochemistry of microporous materials. It incorporates the latest breakthroughs in applied fields (development of fuel cells, supercapacitors, etc.) and fundamental research (in areas including fractal scaling, photoelectrocatalysis, magnetoelectrochemistry, etc.).

Designed to make the topic accessible and understandable for researchers and graduate students working in the field of material chemistry, this volume approximates porous materials chemistry to electrochemists. Selective and streamlined, it culls a wide range of relevant and practically useful material from the extensive literature on the subject, making it an invaluable reference for readers of all levels of understanding.

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This introduction to the principles and application of electrochemistry is presented in a manner designed for undergraduates in chemistry and related fields. The author covers the essential aspects of the subject and points the way to further study, his concern being with the overall shape of electrochemistry, its coherence and its wider application. This edition differs from its predecessors in having principles and applications separated, and greater prominence is given to areas such as electrochemical sensors and electroanalytical techniques, of which a number of modern methods were not included in previous editions. A range of numerical problems and outline solutions is provided for each chapter to cover most situations that a student might encounter. ... Read more

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Significant advances in our understanding of the electrochemistry of the solid state have taken place over the past thirty years,and the subject is highly relevant to chemists and physicists working on batteries, sensors, and fuel cells. This book covers topics such as the different natures of ionic conductivity in solid (ceramic) electrolytes, glasses, and polymer electrolytes; the thermodynamics and kinetics of intercalation reactions; and the interface between solid electrolytes and electrodes, which is contrasted with the more conventional liquid state electrochemistry.This text provides an essential foundation for postgraduates and will also be of value in advanced undegraduate courses. ... Read more

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it is great!
The book is suitable to learn the foundamental theory and concept of solid state electrochemisitry, ... Read more

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This long awaited and thoroughly updated version of the classictext (Plenum Press, 1970) explains the subject of electrochemistry inclear, straightforward language for undergraduates and maturescientists who want to understand solutions. Like its predecessor, thenew text presents the electrochemistry of solutions at the molecularlevel. The Second Edition takes full advantage of the advances inmicroscopy, computing power, and industrial applications in thequarter century since the publication of the First Edition. Such newtechniques include scanning-tunneling microscopy, which enables us tosee atoms on electrodes; and new computers capable of moleculardynamics calculations that are used in arriving at experimentalvalues.
Chapter 10 starts with a detailed description of what happens whenlight strikes semi-conductor electrodes and splits water, thusproviding in hydrogen a clean fuel. There have of course beenrevolutionary advances here since the First Edition was written. Thebook also discusses electrochemical methods that may provide the mosteconomical path to many new syntheses - for example, thesynthesis of the textile, nylon. The broad area of the breakdown ofmaterial in moist air, and its electrochemistry is taken up in thesubstantial Chapter 12. Another exciting topic covered is theevolution of energy conversion and storage which lie at the cuttingedge of clean automobile development. Chapter 14 presents from a freshperspective a discussion of electrochemical mechanisms in Biology, andChapter 15 shows how new electrochemical approaches may potentiallyalleviate many environmental problems. ... Read more

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A good treatment for those new to electrochemistry
The authors do a good job introducing the concepts of electrochemistry in a fairly readable and thorough manner.The individual chapters can be read more or less independently with minimal flipping back to earlier material for reference.The subject mater is handled at a level appropriate for an intermediate level student or for one not exceedingly familiar with electrochemistry.Exercises and problems are infrequent so this may not be a good stand alone text for an upper division class although I found the emphasis on conceptual understanding very valuable.In all a very good text.

Great Electrochemistry Series!
These authors have a great writing style. This is a subject matter that has a potential to be very, very dry but the authors have somehow made it enjoyable. If they get into hardcore calculations and derivations that you might be a little rusty on, they anticipate that (I assume from lots of students' feedback) and include appendixes at the end of each chapter so that you don't need to run off and find the corresponding chapter in one of your math/physics/chemistry textbooks. They also have a very useful nomenclature guide (in the first book only) in case you keep forgetting what certain symbols mean and what units they are in. The footnotes are great and keep things from getting too dry. Overall, I would definitely recommend these three books.

Note: Unless you have a fetish for hard covers, get the paperbacks; they're half the cost. When I bought these books from amazon.com, it was very confusing to figure out which books to get. Here are the ISBN's of each of the three books in the series. This will save you some headache:

Electrochemistry 1: Ionics
ISBN: 0306455552 (paperback)

Electrochemistry 2A: Fundamentals of Electrodics
ISBN: 0306461676 (paperback)

Electrochemistry 2B: Electrodics in Chemistry, Engineering, Biology, and Environmental Science
ISBN: 0306463253 (paperback) ... Read more

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Electrochemistry and Corrosion Science is a graduate level text/professional reference that describes the types of corrosion on metallic materials. The focus will be on modeling and engineering approximation schemes that describe the thermodynamics and kinetics of electrochemical systems. The principles of corrosion behavior and metal recovery are succinctly described with the aid of pictures, figures, graphs and schematic models, followed by derivation of equations to quantify relevant parameters. Example problems are included to illustrate the application of electrochemical concepts and mathematics for solving complex corrosion problems.
This book differs from others in that the subject matter is organized around the modeling and predicating approaches that are used to determine detrimental and beneficial electrochemical events. Thus, this book will take a more practical approach and make it especially useful as a basic text and reference for professional engineers. ... Read more

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An excellent resource for all graduate students and researchers using electrochemical techniques. After introducing the reader to the fundamentals, the book focuses on the latest developments in the techniques and applications in this field. This second edition contains new material on environmentally-friendly solvents, such as room-temperature ionic liquids. ... Read more

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Focuses special attention on the continuing drive toward miniaturization in electronics met by the designs for high energy density batteries (based on nonaqueous systems). ... Read more

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A must for non-aqueous electrochemist
This book has dealt in depth about the non-aqueous electrochemistry. The book has been properly dealt all the topics and extensive references has been given. This will be of great help to various scientists working in the field of high energy density batteries especially lithium based systems ... Read more