Thermodynamics and the destruction of resources [electronic resource] / edited by Bhavik R. Bakshi, Timothy G. Gutowski, Dušan P. Sekulić
- Additional Titles:
- Thermodynamics and the destruction of natural resources
- Published:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 500 pages) : illustrations
- Additional Creators:
- Bakshi, Bhavik R.
Gutowski, Timothy George Peter
Sekulić, Dušan P. - Access Online:
- ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Thermodynamics: Generalized Available Energy and Availability or Exergy / Timothy G. Gutowski / Du[š]an P. Sekulic / Bhavik R. Bakshi -- 2.Energy and Exergy: Does One Need Both Concepts for a Study of Resources Use? / Elias P. Gyftopoulos -- 3.Accounting for Resource Use by Thermodynamics / Du[š]an P. Sekulic -- 4.Materials Separation and Recycling / Jorge L. Hau / Anil Baral / Bhavik R. Bakshi -- 5.An Entropy-Based Metric for a Transformational Technology Development / Timothy G. Gutowski -- 6.Thermodynamic Analysis of Resources Used in Manufacturing Processes / Du[š]an P. Sekulic -- 7.Ultrapurity and Energy Use: Case Study of Semiconductor Manufacturing / Timothy G. Gutowski / Du[š]an P. Sekulic -- 8.Energy Resources and Use: The Present Situation, Possible Sustainable Paths to the Future, and the Thermodynamic Perspective / Eric Williams / Sarah Boyd / Nikhil Krishnan -- 9.Using Thermodynamics and Statistics to Improve the Quality of Life-Cycle Inventory Data / Noam Lior -- 10.Developing Sustainable Technology: Metrics From Thermodynamics / Hangjoon Kim / Prem K. Goel / Bhavik R. Bakshi -- 11.Entropy Production and Resource Consumption in Life-Cycle Assessments / Herman Van Langenhove / Geert Van der Vorst / Jo Dewulf -- 12.Exergy and Material Flow in Industrial and Ecological Systems / Stefan Gößling-Reisemann -- 13.Synthesis of Material Flow Analysis and Input[–]Output Analysis / Bhavik R. Bakshi / Nandan U. Ukidwe -- 14.Early Development of Input[–]Output Analysis of Energy and Ecologic Systems / Shinichiro Nakamura -- 15.Exergoeconomics and Exergoenvironmental Analysis / Bruce Hannon -- 16.Entropy, Economics, and Policy / George Tsatsaronis -- 17.Integration and Segregation in a Population[–]a Thermodynamicist's View / Matthias Ruth -- 18.Exergy Use in Ecosystem Analysis: Background and Challenges / Ingo Müller -- 19.Thoughts on the Application of Thermodynamics to the Development of Sustainability Science / Roberto Pastres / Brian D. Fath.
- Summary:
- This book is a multidisciplinary application of rigorous thermodynamics fundamentals to address problems of sustainability, energy, and resource uses.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 9780511976049 (electronic bk.)
9781139009294
113900929X
9780521884556 (hardback)
0521884551 (hardback) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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