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Transport processes are involved when a current is passed through a galvanic cell. Ions and neutral species that participate in the electrochemical reactions at the anode or cathode have to be transported to the respective electrode surfaces. The basic concepts of transport processes are briefly outlined in this chapter. The reader is referred for a comprehensive treatment to the book on physicochemical hydrodynamics by Levich [1]. Phenomena resulting from transport processes in porous electrodes of fuel cells are covered in chapter XVI.
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Breiter, M.W. (1969). Mass Transport Processes. In: Electrochemical Processes in Fuel Cells. Anorganische und allgemeine Chemie in Einzeldarstellungen, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46155-2_3
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