Chemical Thermodynamics
A "Chemistry
for the 21st Century Monograph".
T.M.
Letcher, ed.
Blackwell Science, 1999 [ISBN 0-632-05127-2]
Chemical thermodynamics is not only alive and well
and making a valuable contribution to our understanding of the world
around us, but is helping to create a better world. As we stand on
the brink of an unprecedented increase in world population and pollution,
and possibly a significant change in climatic conditions, the applications
of chemical thermodynamics become particularly poignant. The essays
contained in this book are aimed not only at those working in the
area, but also at the general chemist, the prospective researcher,
and also those involved in funding chemical research. This volume
introduces the reader to twenty-seven topics in chemical thermodynamics,
each which illustrates a new and potentially useful area of study.
* 45 leading experts in the field contribute to 27 topics
within the field
* global authorship (spanning 12 countries)
* covers recent advances in the field and potential new areas for
study
Contents
The Basis for the Synthesis, Design and Optimization of Thermal Separation;
Environmental Pollution; Colloidal Systems; Microemulsions; Liquid
Mixture Adsorption on Solids; Applications of Adsorption by Porous
Solids; Electrolyte Systems; Supercritical Fluid Extraction; Supercritical
Water; Energy Science and Commerce: The Petrochemical Industry; Electrochemical
Synthesis from Molten Salts; Nuclear Applications; Separation Processes
using Nonporous Membranes; Thermodynamics and Microgravity - What
Can We Learn?; Experiments? - No Thank You!; Polymer Mixtures; Liquid
Polymers and Solutions; Advanced Engineering Materials; Amorphous
Materials and their Elucidation by Adiabatic calorimetry; Metallic
Glasses; Food Science: Short and Long Term Trends; Biology; A New
Light on Cell Biology from an Old Lamp; Enzyme-Catalyzed Reactions;
Thermodynamic Prediction of the Relative Stabilities of Hyperthermophilic
Enzymes; Calorimetry and Medicine; Dielectrics
126 illustrations
360 pages