Course: Electroanalytical Chemistry: Selected Chapters

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Course title Electroanalytical Chemistry: Selected Chapters
Course code KALCH/CA230
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
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.
  • Švancara Ivan, prof. Ing. Dr.
Course content
Electrochemistry and electroanalysis: General part 1) Basic terms and definitions: Electrochemistry versus electroanalysis. 2) Principles of current-free measurements: Balance potentiometry. 3) Principles of measurement during the current flow: Reactions associated with the exchange of electrons, generation of current in electrochemical measurements. "I-E" curves. 4) Classic (Heyrovsky) polarography: Basic definition, principles and use. 5) Voltammetry, LSV (or DC) and CV techniques. 6) Voltammetry, DPV, AC and SWV techniques. 7) Other techniques I: Coulometry and electrogravimetry. 8) Other techniques II: amperometry and conductometry. 9) Electrodes for electrochemistry in a current-free state. 10) Electrodes for electrochemical measurements during current flow. Electrochemistry and electroanalysis: Selected topics 11) Electrochemical stripping analysis (ESA): Stripping voltammetry: ASV, CSV, AdSV techniques and their combination with DPV and SWV. Stripping potentiometry and its variants. Examples of use in electroanalysis. 12) Solid phase electrochemistry (SPE or SPV), electrography, SPV, AbV and measurement with CPEE. 13) Molecular electrochemistry: study of organic and biologically important substances). 14) Electroanalysis with carbon paste electrodes. 15) (Eco)electroanalysis with bismuth-based electrodes (types BiE and BiFE), comparison with HMDE and MFE. 16) Environmental analysis. 17) Electrochemical biosensors. 18) Electrochemical detection in K.Fischer method for determination of trace water. 19a) Electroanalysis of food. 19b) Electrochemical measurements in pharmaceutical and clinical analysis. 20) Overlaps of electrochemistry into other disciplines: Corrosion processes, batteries, fuel cells, conductive polymers. Industrial electrolysis. (Electro)separation on membranes, electrodialysis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
Introducing of students to the physico-chemical background of electrical phenomena and related processes at phase interfaces, with an emphasis on analytical use in currentless measurements and with the current flow. The subject reflects all modern trends, such as biosensors, environmental, eco- and green analysis, as well as food and pharmaceutical analysis.
Graduates of the course will gain an overview about modern electroanalytical chemistry, including information on the latest research results achieved by the electroanalytical group of the Department of Analytical Chemistry as a part of specialized teaching or when solving research projects.
Prerequisites
The subject builds on the knowledge acquired in the previous subjects "Instrumental Analysis" and also "Laboratory of Instrumental Analytical Methods".

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

The subject builds on the basic knowledge acquired in the course of Instrumental Analysis; written test - 30% of exam, oral examination - 70% of exam.
Recommended literature
  • Barek J. a kol. Elektroanalytická chemie. Praha. 2005.
  • Mikysek T. a kol. Elektroanalýza: Vybrané příklady a problémy, e-text. Pardubice. 2022.
  • Švancara I. Elektroanalýza: Vybrané kapitoly. Oficiální učební text, e-skripta. Pardubice. 2019.
  • Tockstein A. Elektrochemie: Vybrané kapitoly. Pardubice. 1984.
  • Vytřas K. Kapitoly ze současné potenciometrie. Praha. 1997.


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