Undergraduate Course: Electrochemical Engineering and Energy Systems (CHEE10011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will provide a broad introduction to Electrochemistry and electrochemical technology. The course will introduce the principles of Electrochemistry and review their application in a wide range of industrial applications such as synthesis, energy systems, materials and surface engineering and water treatment. Special emphasis will be put on the design and engineering aspects behind electrochemical technology, particularly in the areas of energy conversion and storage. |
| Course description |
The course will consist of 20 Lectures and 10 workshops, which will cover the following topics:
- Topic 1: Basic principles of Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Engineering
- Topic 2: Potential and thermodynamics of electrochemical cells
- Topic 3: Kinetics of electrode processes
- Topic 4: Transport phenomena
- Topic 5: Electroanalytical methods
- Topic 6: Electrochemical reactors
- Topic 7: Electrolysis
- Topic 8: Materials and surface engineering
- Topic 9: Electrochemical energy conversion
- Topic 10: Electrochemical energy storage
- Topic 11: Corrosion
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2026/27, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 20,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
66 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 100 |
| Feedback |
Student-focused lectures with plenty of opportunities to ask (and be asked)
Workshops based on active project-based learning
Self-study problems with available solutions
Discussion board in Piazza
Surgery/office hours
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Recognise and describe the principles of electrochemical processes.
- Identify and apply electroanalytical methods.
- Summarise and explain different applications of Electrochemistry in areas such as synthesis, materials, environment, and energy conversion and storage systems.
- Apply principles of electrochemistry and electroanalytical results to electrochemical processes and formulate design solutions to engineering problems.
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Reading List
Pletcher D, Walsh FC (1990) Industrial Electrochemistry (2nd Edition), London, Blackie Academic & Professional.
Fuller TF, Harb JN (2018) Electrochemical Engineering (1st Edition), Hoboken, John Wiley & Sons.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Electrochemistry,Electrochemical Engineering,Electrocatalysis,Energy,Hydrogen,Fuel Cells,Capacitors |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nacho Tudela-Montes
Tel:
Email: ignacio.tudela@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Mark Ewing
Tel:
Email: mewing2@ed.ac.uk |
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