Book description
The book gives an overview on the current development status of
synthetic diamond films and their applications. Its initial part is
devoted to discuss the different types of conductive diamond electrodes
that have been synthesized, their preparation methods, and their
chemical properties and characterization. The electrochemical properties
of diamond films in different scientific areas, with special attention
in electroanalysis, are further described. Different strategies to
modify these electrodes are also discussed as important technologies
with ability to change their electrochemical characteristics for a more
specific electroanalytical use. The second part of the book deals with
practical applications of diamond electrodes to the industry, organic
electrosynthesis, electrochemical energy technology, and biotechnology.
Special emphasis is made on the properties of these materials for the
production of strong oxidizing species allowing the fast mineralization
of organics and their use for water disinfection and decontamination.
Recent biotechnological development on biosensors, microelectrodes, and
nanostructured electrodes, as well as on neurochemistry, is also
presented. The book will be written by a large number of internationally
recognized experts and comprises 24 chapters describing the
characteristics and theoretical fundaments of the different
electrochemical uses and applications of synthetic diamond films.
Enric Brillas
obtained his PhD in chemistry in 1977 at the Universitat Autnoma de
Barcelona and has served as Full Professor of Physical Chemistry at the
Universitat de Barcelona since 1987. He was president of the
Electrochemistry Group of the Real Sociedad Española de QuÍmica from
2004 to 2008. His research is centered mainly on organic
electrochemistry, electrocatalysis, and the electrochemical treatment of
organic pollutants. He has published 210 peer-reviewed papers, eight
book chapters, and four books.
Carlos Alberto MartÍnez-Huitle graduated with a degree in
chemistry from the Universidad de las Américas Puebla, México, in 2000
and received his PhD in chemistry in 2005 from the University of
Ferrara, Italy. He has served on the faculty of the University of
Milan from 2005 to 2008. Since 2008, he has been an associate
professor and researcher in the Chemistry Department at the
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. He was awarded
the Oronzio and Niccol De Nora Foundation Prize of the Italian
Chemical Society (2005) and the Oronzio and Niccol De Nora Foundation
Prize on Environmental Electrochemistry of the International Society
of Electrochemistry (ISE) (2009). His research interests include
electrochemical oxidation processes of organic and inorganic
pollutants, electrocatalysis, and electroanalysis.
