Kinetics of Homogeneous Multistep Reactions

F.G. Helfferich (Eds.)978-0-444-82606-0

This book addresses primarily the chemist and engineer in industrial research and process development, where competitive pressures put a premium on scale-up by large factors to cut development time. To be safe, such scale-up should be based on “fundamental” kinetics, that is, mathematics that reflect the elementary steps of which the reactions consist. The book forges fundamental kinetics into a practical tool by presenting new effective methods for elucidation of mechanisms and reduction of mathematical complexity without unacceptable sacrifice in accuracy.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Editorial Board
Page v

Preface
Pages ix-x
Friedrich G. Helfferich

Introduction
Pages 1-5

Chapter 1 Concepts, definitions, conventions, and notation
Pages 7-16

Chapter 2 Fundamentals
Pages 17-32

Chapter 3 Determination of rates, orders, and rate coefficients
Pages 33-62

Chapter 4 Tools for reduction of complexity
Pages 63-79

Chapter 5 Elementary combinations of reaction steps
Pages 81-118

Chapter 6 Practical mathematics of multistep reactions
Pages 119-147

Chapter 7 Network elucidation
Pages 149-194

Chapter 8 Homogeneous catalysis
Pages 195-260

Chapter 9 Chain reactions
Pages 261-297

Chapter 10 Polymerization
Pages 299-354

Chapter 11 Mathematical modeling
Pages 355-374

Chapter 12 Unusual thermal and mass-transfer effects
Pages 375-388

Glossary of symbols
Pages 389-392

Author index
Pages 393-400

Subject index
Pages 401-410