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Electrochemistry 310


 
Module code NEC 310
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Module content

Kinetics and thermodynamics of electrochemical reactions of metallurgical importance. Use of equilibrium diagrams to identify possible reactions products. Use of polarisation diagrams to describe reaction kinetics.  Application of these principles to metallurgical examples, including corrosion, leaching and electrometallurgy.  Influence of substrate composition, electrolyte composition, impurities, reaction products and agitation on kinetics.

Module credits 16.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 3 lectures per week, 3 practicals per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Materials Science and Metallurgical Engineering
Period of presentation Semester 1

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