Thermodynamic models for industrial application : From classical and advanced mixing rules to association theories / Georgios M. Kontogeorgis and Georgios K. Folas

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pt. A. Introduction -- 1. Thermodynamics for process and product design -- 2. Intermolecular forces and thermodynamic models -- pt. B. Classical Models -- 3. Cubic equations of state: the classical mixing rules -- 4. Activity coefficient models Part 1: random-mixing models -- 5. Activity coefficient models Part 2: local composition models, from Wilson and NRTL to UNIQUAC and UNIFAC -- 6. EoS/G[superscript E] mixing rules for cubic equations of state -- pt. C. Advanced Models and Their Applications -- 7. Association theories and models: the role of spectroscopy -- 8. Statistical Associating Fluid Theory (SAFT) -- 9. Cubic-Plus-Association equation of state -- 10. Applications of CPA to the oil and gas industry -- 11. Applications of CPA to chemical industries -- 12. Extension of CPA and SAFT to new systems: worked examples and guidelines -- 13. Applications of SAFT to polar and associating mixtures -- 14. Application of SAFT to polymers -- pt. D. Thermodynamics and Other Disciplines -- 15. Models for electrolyte systems -- 16. Quantum chemistry in engineering thermodynamics -- 17. Environmental thermodynamics -- 18. Thermodynamics and colloid and surface chemistry -- 19. Thermodynamics for biotechnology -- 20. Epilogue: thermodynamic challenges in the twenty-first century.

This text gives a critical presentation of the most common thermodynamic models and highlights the practical advantages, giving recommendations for different applications. It includes worked examples of how the models can be extended to new systems, and provides review tables with the parameters of advanced association models.