| Issue |
EPJ Web of Conferences
Volume 54, 2013
New Strategies for Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage
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| Article Number | 01018 | |
| Number of page(s) | 16 | |
| Section | Lectures | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135401018 | |
| Published online | 26 June 2013 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135401018
Fundamentals and applications of electrochemistry
1 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland (Retired)
2 Dyesol Ltd. - Queanbeyan NSW 2620, Australia
The Voltaic pile, invented here on Lake Como 200 years ago, was a crucial step in the development of electrical engineering. For the first time a controlled and reliable source of electric current was available. The science of electrochemistry developed rapidly and is now a key contributor, not just to energy technology but also, for example, to metallurgy and industrial processes. The basic concepts of electrochemistry are presented, with the practical examples of its application in fuel cells, and with the perspective of the history of the subject.
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