MODERN ASPECTS OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY No. 41
Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry Topics in Number 40 include: • Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) fuel cell bipolar plates, discussion of the difficulties associated with confronting bipolar plate development • The use of graphs in electrochemical reaction networks with focus on analysis of variance (ANOVA) observation methods • Nano-materials in lithium ion battery electrode design, presentation of a plasma-assisted method to create a carbon replica of an alumina template membrane • Direct methanol fuel cells, extensive discussion and review of various types of fuel cells and advances made in the performance of DMFC’s since their inception • Direct simulation of polymer electrolyte fuel cell catalyst layers, presentation of a systematic development of the direct numerical simulation
Topics in Number 39 include: • Approaches to Solute-Solvent Interactions including two approaches to computational determination of solution properties, and several other procedures that establish correlations between properties of interest and certain features of the solute and/or solvent molecules • Porous Silicon, including its morphology and formation mechanisms, as well as anodic reaction kinetics • Modeling Electrochemical Phenomena via Markov Chains and Processes gives an introduction to Markov Theory, then discusses applications to electrochemistry, including modeling electrode surface processes, electrolyzers, the repair of failed cells, analysis of switching-circuit operations, and other electrochemical systems • Fractal Approach to Rough Surfaces and Interfaces in Electrochemistry, from a review of Fractal Geometry to the application of Fractal Geometry to the classification of surfaces and Electrochemistry • Phenomenology and Mechanisms of Electrochemical Treatment (ECT) of Tumors, starting from fundamentals and proceeding to electrochemical treatment of tumors in animals and then in humans
MODERN ASPECTS OF ELECTROCHEMISTRY No. 41 Edited by
CONSTANTINOS VAYENAS University of Patras Patras, Greece
RALPH E. WHITE University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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MARIA E. GAMBOA-ALDECO Managing Editor Superior, Colorado, USA
Constantinos Vayenas Department of Chemical Engineering University of Patras Patras 265 00 Greece
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Maria E. Gamboa-Aldeco 1107 Raymer Lane Superior, CO 80027 USA
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Ralph E. White Department of Chemical Engineering University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 USA
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Library of Congress Control Number: 2006938037 ISBN-10: 0-387-46107-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-387-46107-6
e-ISBN-10: 0-387-46108-6 e-ISBN-13: 978-0-387-46108-3
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