4 ECTS credits
110 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4017187ENR for all students in the 1st semester at a (E) Master - advanced level.
This course deals with electrochemistry as a sub domain of chemistry. Basic quantities and principles are specified for electrochemistry. The typical characteristics of electrolytes and electrodes, their interface, electrochemical reactors and transport phenomena are studied. Characteristic parameters are defined and the experimental techniques to determine them are put forward.
The basic principles are placed in the context of the applications. Typical examples of electrochemical processing, environmental electrochemistry, energy production and storage are discussed.
The WPO part covers acquiring experimental and modeling skills through project work on electrochemical reaction kinetics and small scale electrochemical processes.
Handbooks are available for inspection
Recommended study material: the student is encouraged to go deeper into specific aspects of electrochemistry based on interest, coupling with other courses, traineeship or master thesis:
The aim of this course is that students gain understanding into electrochemistry. Emphasis is laid on the applications.
Based on the knowledge of the relevant thermodynamic and kinetic quantities and laws together with the methods to determine them, the student is expected to understand how electrochemical processes work and how they can be optimized. Special attention is given to the environmental aspects, both positive and negative, of electrochemical processes and systems.
The viewed competence is that the student can analyze, understand and modify any electrochemical process with regard for the environmental aspects of it. The course opens the world of electrochemistry for chemists, materials scientists and engineers, showing that this discipline finds its applications in many domains. It also offers a theoretical basis for a master and/or a Ph.D. thesis in the field of electrochemistry.
The course is followed by students of different disciplines (engineering and chemistry) and different native tongue (VUB, ULB, BRUFACE) and is given in English. As such, it contributes to the development of the communication and language skills of the students.
In the program of Master of Science in Engineering: Chemistry and Materials this course is part of the common trunk. It contributes to the student’s ability to apply knowledge and understanding and to make judgments. In the field of Electrochemistry, chemistry and materials science are closely interrelated. Consequently, this course contributes to the global aim of this master to approach the fields of chemical and materials engineering in an integrated manner.
This course contributes to reaching the following learning objectives.
The Master of Sciences in Chemical and Materials Engineering has in-depth knowledge and understanding of
MA_1 exact sciences with the specificity of their application to engineering
MA_17 an integrated insight in chemical process and materials' technology
The Master of Sciences in Chemical and Materials Engineering can
MA_4 reformulate complex engineering problems in order to solve them (simplifying assumptions, reducing complexity)
MA_6 correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper
MA_7 present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience
MA_8 collaborate in a (multidisciplinary) team
MA_11 think critically about and evaluate projects, systems and processes, particularly when based on incomplete, contradictory and/or redundant information
The Master of Sciences in Chemical and Materials Engineering has
MA_13 a critical attitude towards one’s own results and those of others
MA_15 the flexibility and adaptability to work in an international and/or intercultural context
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 66% of the final mark.
PRAC Lab Work determines 34% of the final mark.
Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the PRAC Lab Work category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Oral examination:the oral examination is preceded by a written preparation. The 2 main questions are selected in such a way that during the oral discussion the level of knowledge and understanding can be tested together with problem solving abilities.
WPO activities: an original group report is required for each activity. A mean group score is determined and may be modulated to evaluate the individual contribution.
Presence on WPO sessions is compulsory. Illegitimate absence leads to 0/20 for the report related to the session.
Second examination session: oral examination is required if the final global mark is below 10/20.
Partial marks cannot be transferred to the following academic year in the case of failure.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Process Technology (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: PR Profile Materials (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Chemistry: Profile Education (only offered in Dutch)
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Startplan
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Radiation Physics
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Biomechanics and Biomaterials
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Sensors and Medical Devices
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Profile Neuro-Engineering
Master of Biomedical Engineering: Standaard traject (NIEUW)
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Materials
Master of Chemical and Materials Engineering: Profile Process Technology
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: chemie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)