Generalized chemical kinetics

Kinetic investigations cover a wide range from various viewpoints. Chemical reactions occur in various phases such as the gas phase, in solution using various solvents, at gas-solid, and other interfaces in the liquid and solid states. Many techniques have been employed for studying the rates of these reaction types, and even for following fast reactions. Generally, chemical kinetics relates to tlie studies of the rates at which chemical processes occur, the factors on which these rates depend, and the molecular acts involved in reaction mechanisms. Table 1 shows the wide scope of chemical kinetics, and its relevance to many branches of sciences. 

Electrochemical kinetics is part of general chemical kinetics and has a similar purpose to determine the mechanism of the electrode process and quantitatively describe its time dependence. Mostly the study involves several stages. Firstly it is necessary to determine the reaction path, i.e. to determine the mechanism of the actual electrode reaction (for more detail, see Section 5.3.1), and the partial steps forming the overall electrode... 

In this chapter we provide the fundamental concepts of chemical and biochemical kinetics that are important for understanding the mechanisms of bioreactions and also for the design and operation of bioreactors. First, we shall discuss general chemical kinetics in a homogeneous phase and then apply its principles to enzymatic reactions in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. 

Theoretical treatments for the analysis of complex electrode reactions in terms of elementary steps can be made, as in general chemical kinetics, by the steady state [3, 5, 7] or the quasi-equilibrium methods [4, 5, 47]. 

Frost, A. A., and R. G. Pearson, Kinetics and Mechanism, 2d ed. New York Wiley, 1961. An excellent introduction to general chemical kinetics. 

Young et al. [4] propose a reverse engineering method in which they start with general chemical kinetic equations (see eq. (11.1)) and then linearize these equations (see eq. (11.3)) for the concentrations of each mRNA in the system the time variation of each mRNA is a linear function of its own concentration a linear function of all other mRNA concentrations with coefficients that give the type (positive, negative, or zero) and strength of interaction between two mRNAs a constant perturbation term (external stimulus) and a noise term dependent on time only. The coefficients form the connectivity matrix. The system of these N mRNAs is originally presumed to be in a stationary... 

This monograph can be useful for scientists, engineers, post-graduate training students and students who are interested in problems both of the polymerization kinetics and general chemical kinetics. 

BITTKER D.A., SCULLIN V.J., General chemical kinetics computer program for static and flow reactions, with application to combustion and shock-tube Idnetics, Lewis Research Center, NASA, Cleveland, Ohio (USA). 

One classical misconception in general chemical kinetics, but particularly worrisome in catalysis, is the following ... 

Bittker, D. A. Scullin, V. J. (1972). General Chemical Kinetics Computer Program for Static and Flow Reactions with Application to Combustion and Shock Tube Kinetics, NASA TN-D 6586. Revised (1984) NASA TP-2320. 

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