ch. 1. About electrocatalysis until 2000 / J. O'M. Bockris -- ch. 2. Fundamental aspects of electrocatalysis / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 3. Quantum and theoretical electrocatalysis / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 4. Overview of semiempirical methods / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 5. Density functional theory / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 6. General considerations of periodic crystals / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 7. Electrode catalysis versus enzyme catalysis : theoretical modeling of a biological enzyme / Guillermina L. Estiu -- ch. 8. Electrochemically formed film layers of importance in electrocatalysis / B.F. Giannetti, C.M.V.B. Almeida, and S.H. Bonilla -- ch. 9. Surface physical properties and the topology of single crystals : atomic rearrangements / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 10. Problem of surface relaxation and atom rearrangement on electrode surfaces / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 11. Surface chemistry of bimetallic catalysts / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 12. Surface modifications of ferrous metals and alloys induced by potential and thermal perturbations / C. Fernando Zinola --

ch. 13. Principles of electrochemical engineering / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 14. Energy balances and hydrodynamic conditions in the electrochemical reactor / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 15. Current density and electrode potential under different operating conditions on smooth and rough surfaces / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 16. The electrochemical fuel cell reactor / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 17. Diffusion-convective systems in electrochemical reactors / C. Fernando Zinola -- ch. 18. Electrocatalytic reactor design / Shriram Santhanagopalan and Ralph E. White -- ch. 19. Electrocatalysis of electroless plating / Z. Jusys and A. Va?kelis -- ch. 20. Fine electrodeposition / P.C. Hsu ... [et al.] -- ch. 21. Electrode modification : application in organic electrocatalysis / N. Alonso-Vante and K.B. Kokoh -- ch. 22. Fundamental aspects of corrosion of metals and semiconductors / N. Sato -- ch. 23. Production, storage, use, and delivery of hydrogen in the electrochemical conversion of energy / C. Fernando Zinola.