Circulation· 2017Q1· Review
Chemical, Biochemical, and Engineering Thermodynamics
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- 2017year
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This abstract outlines a comprehensive textbook covering fundamental thermodynamic principles and their applications across chemical, biochemical, and engineering fields.
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- Covers fundamental thermodynamic principles including conservation laws and entropy.
- Explores phase equilibria in diverse systems: one-component, multicomponent, and solid-fluid mixtures.
- Details applications in chemical reactions, electrochemistry, and biochemical processes.
- Includes methods for estimating Gibbs free energy and fugacity in mixtures.
- Provides appendices with thermodynamic data and computer programs.
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Abstract
Notation. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Conservation of Mass. Chapter 3. Conservation of Energy. Chapter 4. Entropy: An Additional Balance Equation. Chapter 5. Liquefaction, Power Cycles, and Explosions. Chapter 6. The Thermodynamic Properties of Real Substances. Chapter 7. Equilibrium and Stability in One-Component Systems. Chapter 8. The Thermodynamics of Multicomponent Mixtures. Chapter 9. The Estimation of the Gibbs Free Energy and Fugacity of a Component in a Mixture. Chapter 10. Vapor-liquid Equilibrium in Mixtures. Chapter 11. Other types of Phase Equilibria in Fluid Mixtures. Chapter 12. Mixture Phase Equilibria Involving Solids. Chapter 13. Chemical Equilibrium. Chapter 14. The Balance Equations for Chemical Reactors and Electrochemistry. Chapter 15. Some Biochemical Applications of Thermodynamics. Appendix A: Thermodynamic Data. Appendix B: Computer Programs.
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