Electroanalytical Chemistry: Principles, Best Practices, and Case Studies (Chemical Analysis: A Series of Monographs on Analytical Chemistry and Its Applications)

Provides a strong foundation in electrochemical principles and best practices Written for undergraduate majors in chemistry and chemical engineering, this book teaches the basic principles of electroanalytical chemistry and illustrates best practices through the use of case studies of organic reactions and catalysis using voltammetric methods and of the measurement of clinical and environmental analytes by potentiometric techniques. It provides insight beyond the field of analysis as students address problems arising in many areas of science and technology. The book also emphasizes electrochemical phenomena and conceptual models to help readers understand the influence of experimental conditions and the interpretation of results for common potentiometric and voltammetric methods. Electroanalytical Chemistry: Principles, Best Practices, and Case Studies begins by introducing some basic concepts in electrical phenomena. It then moves on to a chapter that examines the potentiometry of oxidation-reduction processes, followed by another on the potentiometry of ion selective electrodes. Other sections look at: applications of ion selective electrodes; controlled potential methods; case studies in controlled potential methods; and instrumentation. The book also features several appendixes covering: Ionic Strength, Activity and Activity Coefficients; The Nicolsky-Eisenman Equation; The Henderson Equation for Liquid Junction Potentials; Selected Standard Electrode Potentials; and The Nernst Equation Derivation. Introduces the principles of modern electrochemical sensors and instrumental chemical analysis using potentiometric and voltammetric methods Develops conceptual models underlying electrochemical phenomena and useful equations Illustrates best practice with short case studies of organic reaction mechanisms using voltammetry and quantitative analysis with ion selective electrodes Offers instructors the opportunity to select focus areas and tailor the book to their course by providing a collection of shorter texts, each dedicated to a single field Intended as one of a series of modules for teaching undergraduate courses in instrumental chemical analysis Electroanalytical Chemistry: Principles, Best Practices, and Case Studies is an ideal textbook for undergraduate majors in chemistry and chemical engineering taking instrumental analysis courses. It would also benefit professional chemists who need an introduction to potentiometry or voltammetry. **Provides a strong foundation in electrochemical principles and best practices** Written for undergraduate majors in chemistry and chemical engineering, this book teaches the basic principles of electroanalytical chemistry and illustrates best practices through the use of case studies of organic reactions and catalysis using voltammetric methods and of the measurement of clinical and environmental analytes by potentiometric techniques. It provides insight beyond the field of analysis as students address problems arising in many areas of science and technology. The book also emphasizes electrochemical phenomena and conceptual models to help readers understand the influence of experimental conditions and the interpretation of results for common potentiometric and voltammetric methods. __Electroanalytical Chemistry: Principles, Best Practices, and Case Studies__ begins by introducing some basic concepts in electrical phenomena. It then moves on to a chapter that examines the potentiometry of oxidation-reduction processes, followed by another on the potentiometry of ion selective electrodes. Other sections look at: applications of ion selective electrodes; controlled potential methods; case studies in controlled potential methods; and instrumentation. The book also features several appendixes covering: Ionic Strength, Activity and Activity Coefficients; The Nicolsky-Eisenman Equation; The Henderson Equation for Liquid Junction Potentials; Selected Standard Electrode Potentials; and The Nernst Equation Derivation. * Introduces the principles of modern electrochemical sensors and instrumental chemical analysis using potentiometric and voltammetric methods * Develops conceptual models underlying electrochemical phenomena and useful equations * Illustrates best practice with short case studies of organic reaction mechanisms using voltammetry and quantitative analysis with ion selective electrodes * Offers instructors the opportunity to select focus areas and tailor the book to their course by providing a collection of shorter texts, each dedicated to a single field * Intended as one of a series of modules for teaching undergraduate courses in instrumental chemical analysis "This book is one of a series of modules to be used in teaching an undergraduate course in instrumental chemical analysis. The first two books in this series, written by Mark Vitha, covers chromatography and spectroscopy, respectively. These books provide an alternative to the encyclopedic texts currently available for such courses which inevitably include much more material and dozens of methods that are not covered in a single course. Providing a collection of shorter texts, each dedicated to a single field, gives the instructor an opportunity to select 3 or 4 areas to focus on in a semester. This text emphasizes electrochemical phenomena and conceptual models to help the undergraduate majors in chemistry and chemical engineering understand the influence of experimental conditions and the interpretation of results for common potentiometric and voltammetric methods. It illustrates best practices with the use of case studies of organic reactions. By providing a collection of shorter texts, each dedicated to a single field, this book allows instructors to select focus areas and tailor the book to their course"-- Provided by publisher