| Reviews |
| - 'The main topic covered by this book, ionic transport, is of technological importance in relation to the current interest in membrane technology, for instance for developments in fuel cells. The complexity of these problems requires a fundamental approach and understanding of the basic processes taking place. [...] The book is of very high quality and the inclusion of problem sets is a definite
plus.' - David Schiffrin, University of Liverpool
- 'The book fills a very definite and well sensed gap in the existing literature, and it has all potential qualification to become a standard study and teaching tool and source of reference for the researchers in the classical electrochemistry and membranology as well as in the rapidly developing neighbour areas of bio- and nano-technology and microfluidics. It should also be of interest to
biophysicists with interests in electro- and neurophysiology.' - Isaak Rubinstein, Ben Gurion University, Israel
|
| Description | | - Provides useful and practical learning of theoretical modelling of ionic transport processes.
- Interdisciplinary - clearly shows the similarities between ionic transport processes in different fields (eletrochemistry, chemical engineering, biology etc).
- No other book available with such a pedagogical aim, emphasizing and discussing the key concepts, and providing examples and illustrations.
- Contains wide range of end-of-chapter exercises.
- Solutions available to lecturers.
| Modelling of heterogeneous processes, such as electrochemical reactions, extraction or ion-exchange, usually requires solving the transport problem associated to the process. Since the processes at the phase boundary are described by scalar quantities and transport quantities are vectors or tensors, coupling of them can take place only via conservation of mass, charge or momentum. In this book,
transport of ionic species is addressed in a versatile manner, emphasizing the mutual coupling of fluxes in particular. Treatment is based on the formalism of irreversible thermodynamics, i.e. on linear (ionic) phenomenological equations, from which the most frequently used Nernst-Planck equation is derived. Limitations and assumptions made are thoroughly discussed.
The Nernst-Planck equation
is applied to selected problems at the electrodes and in membranes. Mathematical derivations are presented in detail so that the reader can learn the methodology of solving transport problems. Each chapter contains a large number of exercises, some of them more demanding than others. |
Readership: Graduate students in the fields of electrochemistry and membrane science. Research scientists in membrane technology and electrochemical engineering.
| Contents |
1.
Thermodynamics of Irreversible Processes
2.
Transport Equations
3.
Transport at Electrodes
4.
Transport in Membranes
5.
Transport Through Liquid Membranes
|
| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Kyosti Kontturi, Helsinki University of Technology,
Lasse Murtomaki, Helsinki University of Technology, and
Jose A. Manzanares, University of Valencia
|
The specification in this catalogue, including without
limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations,
and month of publication, was as accurate as
possible at the time the catalogue was compiled.
Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we
are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory.
Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
|
VIEW BASKET
