Advanced Electroanalytical Chemistry
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course aims to give a knowledge at advanced level of the electro
analytical techniques and their relevant applicative potentialities,
a selection of which will also be experimented in laboratory.
analytical techniques and their relevant applicative potentialities,
a selection of which will also be experimented in laboratory.
Expected learning outcomes
Students will acquire an in-depth, wide-scope knowledge of principles, protocols and applications of electroanalytical techniques, also acquiring practical experience with a selection of them in
laboratory experiments.
laboratory experiments.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Lessons (5 CFU)
Advanced treatment of conductimetry: physico-chemical fundamentals, instrumentation details, regulations, operational protocols and related issues, applications for liquid and solid samples.
Advanced treatment of potentiometry: physico-chemical fundamentals, instrumentation details, regulations, operational protocols and related issues, applications for aqueous and non-aqueous solution; electrode typologies; extensions for sensing of gases or organic molecules.
Advanced treatment of voltammetry: physico-chemical fundamentals, instrumentation details, regulations, operational protocols and related issues, discussion of a variety of cases of interest in inorganic/organic/ metallorganic chemistry, and/or in fields like advanced materials (including conducting polymers), catalysis, energetics, environment. Enantioselective voltammetry. High sensitivity and low detection limits voltammetries (pulsed and stripping).
Amperometry.
Coulometry. Chronoamperometry.
Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM)
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
Spectroelectrochemical Techniques.
Advanced media and materials for electroanalysis.
Electrochemical sensors and biosensors. Electronic noses and tongues.
Ion-Exchange Chromatography. Capillary electrophoresis. Electrochemical detectors for chromatography.
Scanning probe microscopies for the imaging of surfaces, particularly electroactive ones (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy).
Applications to the characterization of inorganic and organic materials. Applications in the environmental, pharmaceutical, alimentary, industrial and quality control fields.
Laboratory experiments (1 CFU)
Laboratory experiments with a selection of electroanalytical techniques and applicative cases among those discussed in the course lessons, also employing Excel spreadsheets for experimental data processing.
Advanced treatment of conductimetry: physico-chemical fundamentals, instrumentation details, regulations, operational protocols and related issues, applications for liquid and solid samples.
Advanced treatment of potentiometry: physico-chemical fundamentals, instrumentation details, regulations, operational protocols and related issues, applications for aqueous and non-aqueous solution; electrode typologies; extensions for sensing of gases or organic molecules.
Advanced treatment of voltammetry: physico-chemical fundamentals, instrumentation details, regulations, operational protocols and related issues, discussion of a variety of cases of interest in inorganic/organic/ metallorganic chemistry, and/or in fields like advanced materials (including conducting polymers), catalysis, energetics, environment. Enantioselective voltammetry. High sensitivity and low detection limits voltammetries (pulsed and stripping).
Amperometry.
Coulometry. Chronoamperometry.
Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance (EQCM)
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS)
Spectroelectrochemical Techniques.
Advanced media and materials for electroanalysis.
Electrochemical sensors and biosensors. Electronic noses and tongues.
Ion-Exchange Chromatography. Capillary electrophoresis. Electrochemical detectors for chromatography.
Scanning probe microscopies for the imaging of surfaces, particularly electroactive ones (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy).
Applications to the characterization of inorganic and organic materials. Applications in the environmental, pharmaceutical, alimentary, industrial and quality control fields.
Laboratory experiments (1 CFU)
Laboratory experiments with a selection of electroanalytical techniques and applicative cases among those discussed in the course lessons, also employing Excel spreadsheets for experimental data processing.
Prerequisites for admission
Fundamentals of physical, analytical, inorganic and organic chemistry, generally already acquired in the fundamental courses of scientific Bachelor Degrees.
Teaching methods
Traditional frontal lessons with the aid of Power Point slides. Discussion of real cases and applications.
Laboratory experiments with electroanalytical instrumentation. Excel spreadsheets for data processing
Laboratory experiments with electroanalytical instrumentation. Excel spreadsheets for data processing
Teaching Resources
1) Power Point presentations prepared by the instructor and available (downloadable and printable) from the instructror website before each lesson.
2) For laboratory experiments: laboratory protocols/notes prepared by the intructor, Excel templates/models for data processing prepared by the instructor
3) Reference books:
General
F. Scholz -Springer: Electroanalytical Methods
P.M.S. Monk -Wiley-VCH: Fundamentals of Electroanalytical Chemistry
J. Wang -Wiley-VCH: Analytical Electrochemistry
C.M.A. Brett; A.M. Oliveira Brett -Oxford University Press: Electroanalysis
P.T. Kissinger; W.R. Heineman -Dekker: Laboratory techniques in Electroanalytical Chemistry
F.G. Thomas, G. Henze - CSIRO Publishing: Introduction to voltammetric analysis
A. J. Bard, L. R. Faulkner -Wiley-VCH: Electrochemical Methods, Fundamentals and Applications
Specifically suggested for insights on the characterization of inorganic and organic materials:
P. Zanello -Royal Society of Chemistry: Inorganic electrochemistry, theory, practice and application
J-M.Savéant-Wiley-VCH: Elements of Molecular and Biomolecular Electrochemistry
Specifically suggested for insights on impedance spectroscopy:
Lasia, Andrzej- Springer: Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and its Applications
M. E. Orazem, B. Tribollet-Wiley-VCH: Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
E. Barsoukov, J. R. Macdonald-Wiley-VCH: Impedance Spectroscopy. Theory, Experiment and Applications
Specifically suggested for insights on sensors and biosensors:
F.B. Bănică - Wiley-VCH: Chemical Sensors and Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications
B.R. Eggins - Wiley-VCH: Chemical Sensors and Biosensors
2) For laboratory experiments: laboratory protocols/notes prepared by the intructor, Excel templates/models for data processing prepared by the instructor
3) Reference books:
General
F. Scholz -Springer: Electroanalytical Methods
P.M.S. Monk -Wiley-VCH: Fundamentals of Electroanalytical Chemistry
J. Wang -Wiley-VCH: Analytical Electrochemistry
C.M.A. Brett; A.M. Oliveira Brett -Oxford University Press: Electroanalysis
P.T. Kissinger; W.R. Heineman -Dekker: Laboratory techniques in Electroanalytical Chemistry
F.G. Thomas, G. Henze - CSIRO Publishing: Introduction to voltammetric analysis
A. J. Bard, L. R. Faulkner -Wiley-VCH: Electrochemical Methods, Fundamentals and Applications
Specifically suggested for insights on the characterization of inorganic and organic materials:
P. Zanello -Royal Society of Chemistry: Inorganic electrochemistry, theory, practice and application
J-M.Savéant-Wiley-VCH: Elements of Molecular and Biomolecular Electrochemistry
Specifically suggested for insights on impedance spectroscopy:
Lasia, Andrzej- Springer: Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy and its Applications
M. E. Orazem, B. Tribollet-Wiley-VCH: Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
E. Barsoukov, J. R. Macdonald-Wiley-VCH: Impedance Spectroscopy. Theory, Experiment and Applications
Specifically suggested for insights on sensors and biosensors:
F.B. Bănică - Wiley-VCH: Chemical Sensors and Biosensors: Fundamentals and Applications
B.R. Eggins - Wiley-VCH: Chemical Sensors and Biosensors
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral examination on the whole Course Programme, with open questions on what illustrated and discussed during the teaching lessons, and discussion of results obtained in the laboratory experiments.
CHIM/01 - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY - University credits: 6
Practicals: 16 hours
Lessons: 40 hours
Lessons: 40 hours
Professor:
Mussini Patrizia Romana
Shifts:
Turno
Professor:
Mussini Patrizia RomanaProfessor(s)
Reception:
From Monday to Friday, between 8.30 and 18.30, by appointment (to be requested by email))
In my office (Chemistry Department, West Wing, First Floor), or on the Teams platform in videoconference mode.