1 NMR Studies of Electrolyte Solutions. - I. Introduction. - II. Theoretical and Experimental Background of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experiment in Liquid Systems. - III. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Liquid Water. - IV. Electrolyte Solutions. - V. Relation between NMR and Thermodynamic Behavior. - References. - 2 Surface Analysis by Electron Spectroscopy. - I. Introduction. - II. Surface Analysis. - III. Principles of Electron Spectroscopy. - IV. Electron Energy Analysis. - V. The Interpretation of Spectra. - VI. Experimental Conditions for Surface Analysis. - VII. Applications. - VIII. Conclusions. - References. - 3 Adsorption of Organic Species on Platinum Metal Electrodes. - I. Introduction. - II. Comparison of Techniques for Coverage Determination. - III. Nature of O-Type Species Formed from Simple Fuels. - IV. Species Formed from Fuels with Several Carbon Atoms. - V. Potential Dependence of Adsorbed Species. - VI. Role of Adsorbed Species in the Oxidation of Organic Fuels. - References. - 4 Electrochemistry of Sulfide Minerals. - I. Introduction. - II. Synthesis. - III. Structure. - IV. Semiconductor Properties. - V. Rest Potentials. - VI. Mechanisms of Sulfide Reactions. - VII. Electrometallurgy of Sulfides. - VIII. Flotation. - IX. Conclusions. - References. - 5 Electrochemistry and the Hydrogen Economy. - I. Introduction. - II. A General Outline of The Hydrogen Economy. - III. Fossil-Fuel Crisis. - IV. Choices of Synthetic Fuels. - V. Future Patterns of Energy Production. - VI. Production of Hydrogen by Electrolysis. - VII. Design Optimization for Electrolyzers. - VIII. Criteria for Evaluating Electrolyzer Cells. - IX. Types of Electrolyzer Designs. - X. Advanced Electrolyzer Designs. - XI. Production of Hydrogen from Coal. - XII. Production of Hydrogen from Nuclear Heat. - XIII. Transmissionof Hydrogen. - XIV. End Use of Hydrogen. - XV. Conclusions. - References. - 6 Electrochemical Mechanisms and the Control of Biological Growth Processes. - I. Introduction. - II. Cells and Their Electrochemical Environment. - III. Regenerative Growth and Electrochemical Mechanisms. - IV. Electrochemical Mechanisms and Bone Growth. - V. Bioelectrochemical Modeling. - VI. Electrochemical Information Transfer. - VII. The Future of Bioelectrochemistry. - References. - 7 Power Sources for Electric Vehicles. - I. Introduction. - II. Discussion of Automotive Battery Systems. - III. Efforts Outside the USA. - IV. Conclusions. - References. Language: English