ELECTRODE THERMOKINETICS

Abstract

A thermodynamic interpretation of the kinetics of processes taking place on equilibrium and polarized electrodes is given using the new theory 'Thermokinetics', a non linear general kinetic theory of physicochemical processes. In the introductory parts the observations of Tafel and the interpretation given by Erdey-Gruz and Volmer are shortly summarized. In the next section the methodology and some important results of Thermokinetics, e.g., the principle of the general macroscopic reversal symmetry are discussed. In the next part some new results of electrode kinetics provided by the application of Thermokinetics are presented. Last, taking into account the carried heat transport, the mass-heat cross effect is discussed, demonstrating the general reciprocity relation of Thermokinetics. In the linear range, the consistency with the Onsagerian irreversible thermodynamics is shown.