Development and status of electrochemical engineering
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Electrochemical engineering developed over several decades as the electrochemical industry grew in importance, but was not recognized as an independent, autonomous discipline until Carl Wagner’s 1962 paper entitled The Scope of Electrochemical Engineering was published. Since then, the discipline of electrochemical engineering has grown greatly, bridging the gap between chemical engineering and electrochemical science. Herein, the contribution is reviewed of electrochemical engineering in the development of electrochemical systems, deployments of which are growing exponentially due to urgent global climate-related challenges of sustainable energy conversion and storage, potable water production and sustainable manufacturing in circular economies. Development and deployment of optimised, efficient electrochemical reactors and processes depend critically on inputs from electrochemical engineering.
Source: Electrochimica Acta
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Laboratoire de Génie Chimique, Université de Toulouse, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, University of Aveiro, Imperial College London, Applied Materials (Singapore), Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Laboratoire Réactions et Génie des Procédés, Université de Lorraine, University of Castilla-La Mancha, University of Strathclyde, Siemens Energy, Clausthal University of Technology, DECHEMA-Forschungsinstitut
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,790
OpenAlex ID: W7221190555