2020 Faculty Courses School of Materials and Chemical Technology Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
Energy and Resource Conversion Chemistry II (Chemical Potential Conversion)
- Academic unit or major
- Undergraduate major in Chemical Science and Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Ichiro Yamanaka
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-2 Thu (S422)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- CAP.A352
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
[Summary of the lecture] In this lecture, chemical technologies for conversion of chemical energy to electric power and electric power to chemical energy will be explained on the basis of environmental protection and sustainability.
[Aim of the lecture] The aims are to understand energy and resource conversion chemistry based on chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, catalysis and kinetics, and to learn advance chemistry for various cells and electrosynthesis systems.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students acquire the following ability:
(1) Ability to understand rule and mechanism for mutal conversion of chemical energy and electric power.
(2) Ability to understand relationship between chemical potential, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, kinetics, catalysis and fuel cell reaction , electrosynthesis reaction.
(3) Ability to understand overview of energy and resource conversion.
Keywords
chemical potential, electric power, mutual conversion, fuel cell reactions, electrosynthesis reactions
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This lecture will proceed in the following order: (1) overview of energy conversion, (2) thermodynamics and energy conversion (3) various fuel cell and surface reactions,(4) electrosynthesis using fuel cello reaction.
In the last lecture, practice problems and interpretation of them will be carried out to confirm the level of understanding
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Energy, environmental, chemical thermodynamics and electrochemistry | To explain relationship among energy, environment, chemical thermodynamics and electrochemistry. |
| Class 2 | Electrochemistry and catalysis | To explain relationship between electrochemistry and catalysis． |
| Class 3 | Fuel cell and surface reactions | To explain relation between fuel cell and surface reactions |
| Class 4 | Water electrolysis and fuel cell | To explain relation between water-electrolysis reaction and fuel-cell reaction |
| Class 5 | Presentation and discussion for investigation on energy conversion chemistry (1) | To learn energy conversion chemistry through presentation and discussion |
| Class 6 | Presentation and discussion for investigation on energy conversion chemistry (2) | To learn energy conversion chemistry through presentation and discussion |
| Class 7 | Presentation and discussion for investigation on energy conversion chemistry (3) | To learn energy conversion chemistry through presentation and discussion |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Electrochemistry, Hamann, Carl H. / Hamnett, Andrew / Vielstich, Wolf, completely revised and updated Edition - February 2007, ISBN 978-3-527-31069-2 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Nothing
Evaluation methods and criteria
Practice problems for confirming the level of understanding (85%), level of lecture participation (15%) which decided by brief problems and discussion in every lectures.
Related courses
- MAT.P203 ： Physical Chemistry (Reaction Dynamics)
- MAT.P204 ： Physical Chemistry (Thermodynamics)
- CAP.E351 ： Electrochemistry
Prerequisites
The condition of the study will not be made, but it is desirable to study Physical Chemistry II (Chemical thermodynamics), Physical Chemistry III (Kinetics) and Electrochemistry for well understanding.
Other
Nothing