B.E. (Chemical Engineering) Fuel Cell Electrochemical Engineering Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026
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Syllabus for Fuel Cell Electrochemical Engineering
Module 1: Introduction to Electrochemistry- redox reactions, Revision of concepts of
- electrochemical cells, Spontaneity of Redox Reaction, Cell Emf Dependency on Changes in Concentration, Nerst equation, Concentration Cells, corrosion, electrodialysis, Quantitative Electrolysis and Faraday’s Laws. Introduction to Electrochemical Engineering- Scope and Applications, Basic Elements of Electrochemistry- Electric charge, electric current, cathod, anode, chemical kinetics.
Module 2: Fuel cell fundamentals- Scheme of a proton-conducting fuel cell, Types of
- Fuel Cells; Design, Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs), Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC), Solid Acid Fuel Cell (SAFC), High- temperature Fuel Cells, Hydrogen-oxygen Fuel Cell, Comparison of Fuel Cell Types, Efficiency of Leading Fuel Cell Types, Theoretical Maximum Efficiency, Cogeneration, applications, Market and economics. Fuel cell- Operation, Fuel cell performance, fuel cell and environment, Hydrogen production and storage. Safety issues and cost expectation and life cycle analysis of fuel cells.
Module 3: Fuel Cell Thermodynamics- Heat and work potential of a fuel, Relationship
- between Gibbs Free Energy and Electrical Work, Relationship between Gibbs Free Energy and Reaction Spontaneity, Relationship between Gibbs Free Energy and Voltage, Standard Electrode Potentials: Computing Reversible Voltages, fuel cell efficiency.
Module 4: Fuel Cell Reaction Kinetics- introduction to electrode kinetics, activation
- energy and reaction rate, calculating net rate of a reaction, rate of reaction at equilibrium: exchange current density, potential of a reaction at equilibrium: Galvani potential, potential and rate: Butler–Volmer equation, exchange currents and electrocatalysis: how to improve kinetic performance, simplified activation kinetics: tafel equation.
Module 5: Fuel Cell Charge Transport- charge transport and a voltage loss,
- characteristics of fuel cell charge transport resistance, physical meaning of conductivity, fuel cell electrolyte classes.
Module 6: Fuel Cell Mass Transport- transport in electrode versus flow structure,
- transport in electrode: diffusive transport, transport in flow structures: convective transport.
Text Books
- 1 T1 Electrochemistry and Lenny Hart Library Press Electrochemical Engineering(Module 1-2)
- 2 T2 Fuel Cell Fundamentals(3-6) Ryan O’hayre, Suk- John Wiley & Sons, Won Cha , Whitney G. Inc Colella , Fritz B. Prinz
- 3 T3 Principles of fuel Liu, H Taylor & Francis, cells(Module 2) N.Y. (2006).
- 1 R1 Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Editor-in-Chief Robert Springer Production- A Volume in the A. Meyers. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Timothy E. Lipman • Technology, Second Edition Adam Z. Weber Editors
- 2 R2 Handbook of Cynythia G Zoski Elsevier 2007 Electrochemistry
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Chemical Engineering) under R-2019 'C' Scheme, in force from the academic year 2022-23. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.
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B.E. (Chemical Engineering), Semester V & VI - the whole circular
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Revised Syllabus for B.E. Final Year Chemical Engineering, Semester VII & VIII - the whole circular
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