Електрохімія сьогодення: здобутки, проблеми та перспективи

Abstract

The collective monograph has been prepared based on the materials of presentations at the IX th Ukrainian Congress on Electrochemistry, dedicated to the foundation of the VI.Vernadskii Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of the NAS of Ukraine, which was held on September 21-23, 2021. The leading place among the presented materials is occupied by the results of research aimed at creating novel functional materials, namely metal oxide and oxide composites with tailor-made functional properties, catalysts, and electrocatalysts, novel functional electroplated coatings, electrode and electrolyte materials for electrochemical power sources and supercapacitors, valuable inorganic compounds, metal and carbon nanophases, corrosion inhibitors. The research in electrochemical materials science is inseparably linked with the solution of the problems of electrochemical power engineering, such as the creation of new current sources, including hydrogen generators, solar- to- electrical energy converters, as well as environmental protection and finishing of metal surfaces. The scientific trend of electrochemical materials science is contributing to the investigations of the electrochemical aspects of extracting some refractory metals from natural raw materials and their purification. A logical addition to the presented materials is the results of research aimed at solving some fundamental problems of electrochemistry, which include: molecular dynamic simulation of the transport properties of ionic molecular systems, analysis of size effects in electrochemical processes, prediction of the structure of some water-soluble ionic liquids, etc. The presented materials outline achievements, urgent problems, and prospects оf modern electrochemistry in Ukraine and the world.