This book is a translation of a textbook entitled ‘Electrochimie Physique et
Analytique’ (Presses Polytechniques Universitaires Romandes, 2001). The original
goal was to gather in a single book the physical bases of electroanalytical techniques,
including electrophoretic methods. Indeed, most of the textbooks dedicated to
electrochemistry cover either the physical or the analytical aspects.
As science becomes more and more interdisciplinary, a thorough comprehension
of the fundamental aspects becomes more important. The book is therefore intended
to provide in a rigorous manner an introduction to the concepts underlying the
electrochemical methods of separation (capillary electrophoresis, gel electrophoresis,
ion chromatography, etc.) and of analysis (potentiometry, conductometry and
amperometry).