Nonlinear Dynamics in Electrochemical Systems - Martin Z. Bazant

MIT Prof. Martin Z. Bazant on electrical double layer, electroosmotic flow, and deionization shock

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Yeah this guy is quite literally working on one of the most difficult aspects of electrochemistry: ion transport in cases where you have (non trivial) migration effects present... basically for most of the industrial electrochemistry this is the case, as this involves high concentrations of multiple salts combined with high current densities. Ok well that's where I have encountered him.
Very far away from traditional electrochemistry, where you preferably work with supporting electrolytes and low concentration. But in practise this is clearly something really interesting. Because up to now I guess the best you could do is argument with a few handwaving arguments and trial and error will show you if it works out or not.
Or then you just ignore the nonlinearities or pretend they dont exist. And still what I guess you will find is that all this traditional stuff simply will not work out, because you measure something and it doesnt fit results from standard theory that assumes low concentrations and supporting electrolyte.

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Wow. I dream of becoming a researcher in the field of chemistry. Absolutely mind blowing professor...