Electrochemical and Thermal Analysis in the Curriculum

该项目涉及购买一台伏安仪，差分 扫描量热仪和热重分析仪。的 设备将用于更新五门课程的实验 从大二到大四， 学生的高级项目。电化学方法 将用于确定热力学参数， 平衡常数和细胞电位;定量 确定痕量重金属的存在， 药物和无机物;分析 配体对中心金属氧化/还原电位的影响 离子;并研究电化学反应的动力学， 阐明反应机理。热方法将用于 研究材料的性质，包括脱水 特性，玻璃化转变温度，热 稳定性，热容，焓变，熔点， 和固体相变。

The project involves purchase of a voltamograph, differential scanning calorimeter, and a thermogravimetric analyzer. The equipment will be used to update theexperiments in five courses ranging from sophomore level tosenior level and will be used by students for their senior projects. Electrochemical methods will be used to determine thermodynamic parameters such as equilibrium constants and cell potentials; to quantitatively determine the presence of trace amounts of heavy metals, pharmaceutical, and inorganics; to analyze the effect of ligands on the oxidation/reduction potential of a central metal ion; and to study the kinetics of electrochemical reactions to elucidate reaction mechanisms. Thermal methods will be used to study properties of materials including dehydration characteristics, glass transition temperatures, thermal stabilities, heat capacities, enthalpy changes, melting points, and solid phase transitions.