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Molecular Thermodynamics of Complex Systems

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Editors:
  1. Xiaohua Lu

    1. Dept. Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China

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  2. Ying Hu

    1. Dept. Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

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  • This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research concerned with chemical structure and bonding
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Part of the book series: Structure and Bonding (STRUCTURE, volume 131)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Density Functional Theory for Liquid Structure and Thermodynamics

    • J.Z. Wu
    Pages 1-73

  3. Thermodynamic Modeling of Complex Systems

    • Matthias Kleiner, Feelly Tumakaka, Gabriele Sadowski
    Pages 75-108

  4. Phase Equilibria, Morphologies of Microphase Separation, and Interfacial Structures of Polymer Systems Studied by Equations of State

    • Honglai Liu, Hui Xu, Houyang Chen, Changjun Peng, Ying Hu
    Pages 109-142

  5. Ionic Liquids and Relative Process Design

    • S. Zhang, X. Lu, Y. Zhang, Q. Zhou, J. Sun, L. Han et al.
    Pages 143-191

  6. Thermodynamic Analysis for Synthesis of Advanced Materials

    • C. Liu, Y. Ji, Q. Shao, X. Feng, X. Lu
    Pages 193-270

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 271-274
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With the development of science and technology,more and more complex materials such as porous materials, ion liquid, liquid crystals, thin ?lms and colloids etc. are being developed in laboratories. However, it is dif?cult to prepare these advanced materials and use them on a large scale without some experience. Therefore, mo- cular thermodynamics, a method that laid emphasis on correlating and interpreting the thermodynamic properties of a variety of ?uids in the past, has been recently employed to study the equilibrium properties of complex materials and establish thermodynamic models to analyse the evolution process of their components, - crostructures and functions during the preparation process. In this volume, some important progress in this ?eld, from fundamental aspects to practical applications, is reviewed. In the ?rst chapter of this volume, Prof. Jianzhong Wu presents the application of Density Functional theory (DFT) for the study of the structure and thermodynamic properties of both bulk and inhomogeneous ?uids. This chapter presents a tut- ial overview of the basic concepts of DFT for classical systems, the mathematical relations linking the microstructure and correlation functions to measurable th- modynamic quantities, and the connections of DFT with conventional liquid-state theories. While for pedagogythe discussion is limited to one-componentsimple - ids, similar ideas and concepts are directly applicable to mixtures and polymeric systems of practical concern. This chapter also covers a few theoretical approaches to formulate the thermodynamic functional.

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  • Dept. Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China

    Xiaohua Lu

  • Dept. Chemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

    Ying Hu

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