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Additional authors

1. Warn, J. R. W. (John Richard William), 1935-

Description

1. xix, 214 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. This text provides an introduction to chemical thermodynamics. It presents the subject with practical chemical examples using little mathematics and includes discussions of experimental equilibrium data, an introduction to electrochemistry, and a brief survey of Ellingham diagrams.

Subject

1. Thermochemie
2. Thermodynamics

Contents

1. Equilibrium Experiments and Their Interpretation: The Reaction Isochore Equation; Le Chatelier Up to Date; Applications of the Isochore Equation; Vaporization Processes; The Decomposition of the Compound Fe(OH)3; The High-Temperature Dissociation of Water Vapor; The Clapeyron Equation -- Electrochemical Cells: Cell Energetics; Standard Electrode Potentials; Variation of Cell emf with Activity ; Ionic Activities ; Analysis of e.m.f. Data to Find E0; Variation of emf with Temperature -- Free Energy and Industrial Processes: Free Energies as a Function of Temperature; The Gibbs-Helmholtz Equation; The Integrated Form of the Gibbs-Helmholtz Equation; Tabulated Forms of Free Energy; The Synthesis of Ethanol; Equilibrium Calculations; Use of Activity Coefficients; Ellingham Diagrams ; Corrosion Prevention; Electrolysis of Alumina; Thermal Reduction of Magnesia; Titanium and the Kroll Process; Silicon Metal Production.
2. Computational Thermochechemistry: Calculation of an Adiabatic Flame Temperature; Precipitation of Carbide and Nitride Phases from Dilute Solution in Alloy Steel; CVD Production of Ultrapure Silicon; Processing of Wastes from the Aluminum Electrolytic Furnace; Production of Metallurgical-Grade Silicon in an Arc (Oven) Furnace.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Note

1. Rev. ed. of: Concise chemical thermodynamics / J.R.W. Warn and A.P.H. Peters. 2nd ed. 2002.

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209) and index.