Physical and Chemical Equilibrium for Chemical Engineers, 2nd Edition

This book concentrates on the topic of physical and chemical equilibrium. Using the simplest mathematics along with numerous numerical examples it accurately and rigorously covers physical and chemical equilibrium in depth and detail. It continues to cover the topics found in the first edition however numerous updates have been made including: Changes in naming and notation (the first edition used the traditional names for the Gibbs Free Energy and for Partial Molal Properties, this edition uses the more popular Gibbs Energy and Partial Molar Properties,) changes in symbols (the first edition used the Lewis-Randal fugacity rule and the popular symbol for the same quantity, this edition only uses the popular notation,) and new problems have been added to the text. Finally the second edition includes an appendix about the Bridgman table and its use.

From the Back Cover

The most readable, understandable, and intuitively satisfying book on the thermodynamics of physical and chemical equilibrium
Physical and chemical equilibrium and the calculation of the thermodynamic properties of mixtures is a topic of great interest—and importance—to engineers, but it is not always easy to master. Using the simplest mathematics possible, and providing extensive discussion of the theory and practice of equilibrium calculations, the Second Edition of Physical and Chemical Equilibrium for Chemical Engineers provides rigorous but readable, understandable, and intuitively satisfying coverage, showing the reader how to solve common and advanced problems by hand, and by using spreadsheets, and then explains how such problems are solved in computer process design programs.

Fully revised and expanded, this new edition explores physical and chemical equilibrium in detail, including a new appendix on the Bridgman Table and its uses, a new chapter on Equilibrium in Biochemical Reactions, and new sections on minimum work, eutectics and hydrates, adsorption, buffers, and the charge-balance method of computing them. Its appendix on Calculation of Fugacities from Pressure-Explicit EOSs clearly shows how modern computer equilibrium programs actually do their work using the SRK and related equations.

Providing a concise and highly accessible guide to the thermodynamic properties of a wide range of mixtures, and how these properties control physical and chemical equilibrium, this book is of interest not only to chemical, but also environmental and civil engineers. Large numbers of problems and examples—worked in detail—help the reader integrate the material in this book into his/her working technical toolkit. Physical and Chemical Equilibrium for Chemical Engineers is a must-have for anyone wanting to understand and then apply this important branch of thermodynamics.

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