Modern Thermodynamics for Chemists and Biochemists

Inbunden, Engelska, 2018

Av Dennis Sherwood, Paul Dalby, The Silver Bullet Machine Manufacturing Company LTD) Sherwood, Dennis (Managing Director, Managing Director, University College London) Dalby, Paul (Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology

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Thermodynamics is fundamental to university and college curricula in chemistry, physics, engineering and many life sciences around the world. It is also notoriously difficult for students to understand, learn and apply. What makes this book different, and special, is the clarity of the text. The writing style is fluid, natural and lucid, and everything is explained in a logical and transparent manner. Thermodynamics is a deep, and important, branch of science, and this book does not make it "easy". But it does make it intelligible.This book introduces a new, 'Fourth Law' of Thermodynamics' based on the notion of Gibbs free energy, which underpins almost every application of thermodynamics and which the authors claim is worthy of recognition as a 'law'. The last four chapters bring thermodynamics into the twenty-first century, dealing with bioenergetics (how living systems capture and use free energy), macromolecule assembly (how proteins fold), and macromolecular aggregation (how, for example, virus capsids assemble). This is of great current relevance to students of biochemistry, biochemical engineering and pharmacy, and is covered in very few other texts on thermodynamics. The book also contains many novel and effective examples, such as the explanation of why friction is irreversible, the proof of the depression of the freezing point, and the explanation of the biochemical standard state.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-06-07
Mått194 x 249 x 48 mm
Vikt2 048 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor902
Upplaga18002
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198782957

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Dennis Sherwood is Managing Director of The Silver Bullet Machine Manufacturing Company Ltd. Dennis coauthored Crystals, X-rays and Proteins (Oxford University Press, 2010) and is the author of Introductory Chemical Thermodynamics (Longman, 1971). He earned his PhD in Biology at University of California at San Diego.Paul Dalby is Professor of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology at University College London, and Co-Director of the EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Emergent Macromolecular Therapies. Paul's research combines protein engineering and formulation, with biophysical characterisation, to understand the factors that influence protein stability. This informs protein engineering and formulation designs that can improve therapeutic protein manufacturing and delivery to patients. Paul earned his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge.

Part 1 - Fundamentals1: Systems and states2: Work and energy3: Temperature and heat4: Thermodynamics and mathematicsPart 2 - The Three Laws5: The First Law of Thermodynamics6: Enthalpy and thermochemistry7: Ideal gas processes - and some non-ideal ones too8: Spontaneous changes9: The Second Law of Thermodynamics10: Clausius, Kelvin, Planck, Carathéodory and Carnot11: Order, information and time12: The Third Law of ThermodynamicsPart 3 - Free energy, spontaneity and equilibrium13: Free energy14: Chemical equilibrium and chemical kineticsPart 4 - Chemical applications15: Phase equilibria16: Reactions in solution17: Acids, bases, and buffer solutions18: Boiling points and melting points19: Mixing and osmosis20: Electrochemistry21: Mathematical round-up22: From ideal to realPart 5 - Biochemical applications23: The biochemical standard state24: The bioenergetics of living cells25: Macromolecular conformations and interactions26: Thermodynamics today - and tomorrow

Thermodynamics is one of the few scientific disciplines which has, and continues to have, a deep impact across many areas in sciences and engineering. It is often regarded difficult to understand and few books have been written with the clarity that Sherwood and Dalby have done. They welcome the reader with an intuitive narrative and excellent use of everyday examples. Although the field was established more than three centuries ago, it continues to drive todays innovations in, for example, rechargeable batteries, drug development and diagnostics. This book will set new standards for the field.