Modern Aspects of Electrochemistry

1 NMR Studies of Electrolyte Solutions.- I. Introduction.- II. Theoretical and Experimental Background of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiment in Liquid Systems.- III. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Liquid Water.- IV. Electrolyte Solutions.- V. Relation between NMR and Thermodynamic Behavior.- References.- 2 Surface Analysis by Electron Spectroscopy.- I. Introduction.- II. Surface Analysis.- III. Principles of Electron Spectroscopy.- IV. Electron Energy Analysis.- V. The Interpretation of Spectra.- VI. Experimental Conditions for Surface Analysis.- VII. Applications.- VIII. Conclusions.- References.- 3 Adsorption of Organic Species on Platinum Metal Electrodes.- I. Introduction.- II. Comparison of Techniques for Coverage Determination.- III. Nature of O-Type Species Formed from Simple Fuels.- IV. Species Formed from Fuels with Several Carbon Atoms.- V. Potential Dependence of Adsorbed Species.- VI. Role of Adsorbed Species in the Oxidation of Organic Fuels.- References.- 4 Electrochemistry of Sulfide Minerals.- I. Introduction.- II. Synthesis.- III. Structure.- IV. Semiconductor Properties.- V. Rest Potentials.- VI. Mechanisms of Sulfide Reactions.- VII. Electrometallurgy of Sulfides.- VIII. Flotation.- IX. Conclusions.- References.- 5 Electrochemistry and the Hydrogen Economy.- I. Introduction.- II. A General Outline of “The Hydrogen Economy”.- III. Fossil-Fuel Crisis.- IV. Choices of Synthetic Fuels.- V. Future Patterns of Energy Production.- VI. Production of Hydrogen by Electrolysis.- VII. Design Optimization for Electrolyzers.- VIII. Criteria for Evaluating Electrolyzer Cells.- IX. Types of Electrolyzer Designs.- X. Advanced Electrolyzer Designs.- XI. Production of Hydrogen from Coal.- XII. Production of Hydrogen from Nuclear Heat.- XIII. Transmissionof Hydrogen.- XIV. End Use of Hydrogen.- XV. Conclusions.- References.- 6 Electrochemical Mechanisms and the Control of Biological Growth Processes.- I. Introduction.- II. Cells and Their Electrochemical Environment.- III. Regenerative Growth and Electrochemical Mechanisms.- IV. Electrochemical Mechanisms and Bone Growth.- V. Bioelectrochemical Modeling.- VI. Electrochemical Information Transfer.- VII. The Future of Bioelectrochemistry.- References.- 7 Power Sources for Electric Vehicles.- I. Introduction.- II. Discussion of Automotive Battery Systems.- III. Efforts Outside the USA.- IV. Conclusions.- References.