Analysis of Kinetic Reaction Mechanisms

• Main Authors: Turányi, Tamás (Author), Tomlin, Alison S. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Physical chemistry.; Systems biology.; Mathematical models.; Electric power production.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Physical Chemistry.; Energy Technology.; Systems Biology.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Chemical processes in many fields of science and technology, including combustion, atmospheric chemistry, environmental modelling, process engineering, and systems biology, can be described by detailed reaction mechanisms consisting of numerous reaction steps. This book describes methods that are ap...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Reaction Kinetics Basics
• Mechanism Construction and the Source of Data
• Reaction Pathway Analysis
• Sensitivity and Uncertainty Analyses
• Time-Scale Analysis
• Reduction of Reaction Mechanisms
• Similarity of Sensitivity Functions
• Computer Codes for the Study of Complex Reaction Systems
• Summary and Concluding Remarks.