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Continuously operated chromatographic processes such as simulated moving beds (SMB) are well established for the purification of hydrocarbons, fine chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. They have proven ability to improve the process performance in terms of productivity, eluent consumption, and product concentration, especially for larger production rates. These advantages, however, are achieved with higher process complexity with respect to operation and layout. A purely empirical optimization is rather difficult and, therefore, the breakthrough for practical applications is linked to the availability of validated SMB models and shortcut methods based on the TMD model as described in Chapter 6. 

For reversible reactions one normally assumes that the observed rate can be expressed as a difference of two terms, one pertaining to the forward reaction and the other to the reverse reaction. Thermodynamics does not require that the rate expression be restricted to two terms or that one associate individual terms with intrinsic rates for forward and reverse reactions. This section is devoted to a discussion of the limitations that thermodynamics places on reaction rate expressions. The analysis is based on the idea that at equilibrium the net rate of reaction becomes zero, a concept that dates back to the historic studies of Guldberg and Waage (2) on the law of mass action. We will consider only cases where the net rate expression consists of two terms, one for the forward direction and one for the reverse direction. Cases where the net rate expression consists of a summation of several terms are usually viewed as corresponding to reactions with two or more parallel paths linking reactants and products. One may associate a pair of terms with each parallel path and use the technique outlined below to determine the thermodynamic restrictions on the form of the concentration dependence within each pair. This type of analysis is based on the principle of detailed balancing discussed in Section 4.1.5.4. 

Rate constants and the products formed in the hydrolysis of Cl Reactive Red 194 (7.76) at 50 °C and pH values in the 10-12 region were determined by high-pressure liquid chromatography. In addition to the normal hydrolysis of the two reactive systems, the imino link between the triazine and benzene nuclei was also hydrolysed [67]. The heterobifunctional copper formazan dye Cl Reactive Blue 221 and two blue anthraquinone monofunctional reactive dyes of the bromamine acid type, namely the aminochlorotriazine Blue 5 and the sulphatoethylsulphone Blue 19, were compared in terms of their sensitivity to... 

Medical researchers are not limiting their studies to dairy products alone. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition links high meat consumption to an increased rate of bone density loss and an increased incidence of fractures.32 Another study in the same journal found that cola consumption contributes to low bone-mineral density.33 Similarly, research published in Osteoporosis International links increased cola consumption with adverse bone effects and a possible increase in the risk of osteoporosis, even in the short term.34... 

A compilation of available kinetic models shows that, in most cases, the calculated reactive surface areas are one to three orders of magnitude less than the estimated physical surface areas. Commonly, geometric and BET surface areas are used interchangeably in kinetic studies to measure physical surface areas. The models that did produce closer fits were for open systems with short residence times. Comparisons assumed experimentally correct reaction rates and dependent reactive surface areas. In reality, the reaction rate and the reactive surface area are explicitly linked on the basis of surface controlled reactions. The product of these two terms determines the mass transfer for a specific system. 

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