Course: Modern Electroanalysis

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Course title Modern Electroanalysis
Course code KALCH/C153
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Mikysek Tomáš, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Metelka Radovan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Sýs Milan, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Švancara Ivan, prof. Ing. Dr.
Course content
SYLABUS: Electrochemistry and electroanalysis: General part / The fundamentals Basic concepts and definitions, electrochemistry versus electroanalysis. Electric current, electric and electrode potentials, ohmic resistance, conductivity, electric charge. Principles of currentless measurements: the Nernst equation and its analysis. Potentiometry, types of measurements, electrodes, direct measurements and potentiometric indication in titrations and microtitrations. Principles of measurements with the passage of current: Reactions associated with the exchange of electrons, the origin of electric current. Reactions controlled by diffusion, convection, or otherwise. Reaction kinetics at electrodes, "I-E" curves. Traditional electrodes for electrochemical measurements. Electrochemistry and electroanalysis: Special part / Selected topics Traditional electroanalytical techniques ... Classical (Heyrovsky) polarography. Linear and cyclic voltammetry (LSV and CV). Voltammetry with modulated potential ramp (DPV, AC, SWV). Amperometry (batch, HA; in flowing streams, FIA and SIA). Coulometry and electrogravimetry. Conductometry. Principles, electrodes and instrumentation. Overview of possible applications. Special electrochemical and electroanalytical techniques: Electrochemical stripping analysis (ESA), part I: Stripping voltammetry (LASV, AdSV, DPASV and SWASV), Electrochemical stripping analysis, part II: Stripping potentiometry (PSA and CCSA). Solid-phase electrochemistry: abrasive voltammetry (AbV) and measurements with carbon-paste electroactive electrodes (CPEEs). Molecular electrochemistry in the study of organic and biologically important substances. Microelectrochemistry. Electroanalysis with carbon paste electrodes. (Eco)electroanalysis with bismuth-based electrodes. Environmental electroanalysis. Electrochemical biosensors: Amperometric and potentiometric b. plus related sensors. Pharmaceutical and clinical (electro)analysis. Food (electro)analysis. Electrochemical detection in the K. Fischer method. Overlaps of electrochemistry with other disciplines: Corrosion processes, batteries, fuel cells, conductive polymers, material electrochemistry, industrial electrolysis, separation on membranes, electrodialysis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
Acquaintance of students with the physico-chemical background of electrical phenomena and related processes, with an emphasis on analytical use in measurements without the passage of current and with the passage of current. One of the main aims of this subject is to highlight modern trends, such as environmental-, food-, and pharmaceutical analysis with environmentally friendly ("green") detection systems and advanced biosensors.
Graduates of the course will gain an overview on modern methods of electroanalytical chemistry, including information on the latest research results of the electroanalytical group from the Deprtment of Analytical Chemistry as a part of specialized teaching or when working on grant projects. (i) written test - 30% of the exam (ii) oral part of the exam - 70%
Prerequisites
The subject builds on the knowledge gained in the previous subjects "Instrumental Analytical Methods" and "Laboratory of Instrumental Analytical Methods".

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

The course builds on the basic knowledge acquired in the course of "Instrumental Analysis" (i) written test - 30% of the exam (ii) oral part of the exam - 70%
Recommended literature
  • Barek J. a kol. Elektroanalytická chemie. Praha: PřF UK, 2005.
  • Vacek J. a Ostatná V. Bioelektrochemie. Olomouc: UPOL, 2018.


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