Kinetics of the Heterogeneous Solid State Process

The book is divided into six chapters Chap. 1 is an introduction to the basic concepts of kinetics Chap. 2 describes a new, realistic and more accurate non-isothermal kinetic method Chap. 3 shows application of this method on the mechanistic determination of evolution of a nanosystem and Chap. 4 is kinetic analysis of a heterogeneous solid state process through the aforementioned method. 

Essentially all of the quirks and imperfections that make solid-state systems interesting— point defects, dislocations, grain boundaries, inclusions, voids, surfaces—fall within the scope of materials kinetics. This focus on solid-state processes and heterogeneity—what many would call microstructural development—is what makes materials kinetics unique. In order to tackle this topic, we will need to borrow a lot of concepts from chemical reaction kinetics, which we will cover in Chapter 3 of this textbook, but we will also learn many other concepts that are not usually covered in traditional chemical-based treatments of kinetics. In particular, we will spend a lot of time on solid-state diffusion and transport (Chapter 4). Compared to the gas and liquid phases, transport of matter in the solid phase tends to be slower and more difficult thus, atomic transport processes such as diffusion become much more important in determining kinetic behavior in solid-state systems. 

P. Deb, Kinetics of Heterogeneous Solid State Processes, SpringerBriefs in Materials, DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-1756-5 The Author(s) 2014... 

Heterogeneous solid state processes do not involve the physical parameters that characterize the state of reaction system homogeneously during the reaction. A close examination of the DSC plots (refer Fig. 4.1) of the samples at different heating rate reveals the asymmetric nature, which implies the occurrence of intermediate reactions [1,2] during the process. Here, it is felt that identification of these intermediate reactions and the kinetic laws, which remain operative, will help one to cast a deeper insight into the evolution of iron oxide nanoparticles from the organic precursor. 

Kinetic studies have traditionally been extremely useful in characterizing several physical and chemical phenomena in organic, inorganic and metallic systems. It provides valuable qualitative, quantitative and kinetic information on phase transformations, solid state precipitation, crystallization, oxidation and decomposition. Unfortunately, no single reference comprehensively presents non-isothermal kinetic analysis method for the study of complex processes, determining the actual mechanism and kinetic parameters. This book provides a new method for non-isothermal kinetics and its application in heterogeneous solid state processes. In the backdrop of limitations in existing methods, this book presents a brief review of the widely used isothermal and non-isothermal kinetic analysis methods. 

This book provides scientists, researchers and also interested people from other branches of science, with the opportunity to learn a new method of non-isothennal kinetic analysis and its application in heterogeneous solid state processes. 

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