Introductory chemical engineering thermodynamics (2nd Ed.)

A deep understanding of thermodynamics is essential to success in a wide range of chemical and biochemical engineering applications. In this book, two leading experts and long-time instructors thoroughly explain the subject, taking the molecular perspective that working engineers require (and competitive books often avoid). This new and renamed Second Edition contains extensive new coverage of today's fast-growing biochemical engineering applications, notably biomass conversion to fuels and chemicals. It also presents many new MATLAB examples and tools to complement its previous usage of Excel and other software. New and updated coverage includes:

• Integrated discussions of biological thermodynamics throughout
• Clear learning objectives and outcomes for each chapter, provided as a web supplement
• More examples focusing on the First and Second Laws of thermodynamics and fluid phase equilibria in mixtures
• A new overview of mixture modeling concepts
• Reorganized, enhanced coverage of van der Waals and local composition models
• A brand-new chapter on molecular simulations
• Expanded coverage of stability theory
• Updated online supplements and new online teaching tools, including ConceptTesting

Unit I. First and Second Laws
1. Introduction
2. The Energy Balance
3. Entropy
4. Thermodynamics of Processes
5. Classical Thermodynamics-Generalization To Any Fluid
6. Engineering Equations of State For PVT Properties
7. Departure Functions
8. Phase Equilibrium in a Pure Fluid

Unit III. Fluid Phase Equilibria in Mixtures
9. Introduction to Multicomponent Systems
10. Mixture Modeling Concepts
11. Phase Equilibria in Mixtures by an Equation of State
12. Activity Models Introduction
13. Activity Models - Special Topics
14. Liquid-Liquid Phase Equilibria
15. Special Topics in Phase Equilibria

Unit IV. Reacting Systems
16. Reacting Systems
17. Molecular Association and Solvation

Unit V. Advanced Topics
18. Introduction to Molecular Simulations
19. Stability

Glossary
Appendix A. Summary of Computer Software
Appendix B. Mathematics
Appendix C. Algorithms for Solving VLE Problems
Appendix E. Pure Component Properties