Principles of Combustion

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Principles of Combustion, Second Edition is a revision of what was the leading book on combustion engineering. The new edition has been revised to include new theoretical results and measurement techniques of non-intrusive diagnostic methods, contains more material on chemical kinetics during ignition; and is expanded to provide more in-depth treatment of sensitivity analysis and methods for identifying controlling chemical mechanisms. Expanded coverage is combined with the latest results regarding turbulent activity during combustion and the chemical kinetics of flames.

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Enzymatic Reaction Mechanisms
Perry A. Frey , and Adrian D. Hegeman
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195122585

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Books Dealing with the mechanisms of enzymatic reactions were written a generation ago. They included volumes entitled Bioorganic Mechanisms, I and II by T.C. Bruice and S.J. Benkovic, published in 1965, the volume entitled Catalysis in Chemistry and Enzymology by W.P. Jencks in 1969, and the volume entitled Enzymatic Reaction Mechanisms by C.T. Walsh in 1979. The Walsh book was based on the course taught by W.P. Jencks and R.H. Abeles at Brandeis University in the 1960's and 1970's. By the late 1970's, much more could be included about the structures of enzymes and the kinetics and mechanisms of enzymatic reactions themselves, and less emphasis was placed on chemical models. Walshs book was widely used in courses on enzymatic mechanisms for many years. Much has happened in the field of mechanistic enzymology in the past 15 to 20 years. Walshs book is both out-of-date and out-of-focus in todays world of enzymatic mechanisms. There is no longer a single volume or a small collection of volumes to which students can be directed to obtain a clear understanding of the state of knowledge regarding the chemicals mechanisms by which enzymes catalyze biological reactions. There is no single volume to which medicinal chemists and biotechnologists can refer on the subject of enzymatic mechanisms. Practitioners in the field have recognized a need for a new book on enzymatic mechanisms for more than ten years, and several, including Walsh, have considered undertaking to modernize Walshs book. However, these good intentions have been abandoned for one reason or another. The great size of the knowledge base in mechanistic enzymology has been a deterrent. It seems too large a subject for a single author, and it is difficult for several authors to coordinate their work to mutual satisfaction. This text by Perry A. Frey and Adrian D. Hegeman accomplishes this feat, producing the long-awaited replacement for Walshs classic text.

Chemical Kinetics and Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms

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Chemical Kinetics and Inorganic Reaction Mechanisms

Manufacturer: Springer
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Reaction Mechanisms of Inorganic and Organometallic Systems (Topics in Inorganic Chemistry)

ASIN: 0306477475

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This book is aimed at researchers in the field of inorganic reaction mechanisms. The chemical kinetics portion of the book would be widely applicable in both organic and inorganic chemistry. A third of the book would appeal to graduate students of any chemical subject, such as chemical engineering, pharmaceutical chemistry, and some medical sciences.

The remainder of the book is devoted to inorganic reaction mechanisms and will be of interest to researchers. Compounds which contain metals are of interest not only to inorganic chemists, but to organic chemists and biochemists as well.

Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms

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Good intro book
Generally a good book

Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms
James H Espenson , and James Espenson
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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ASIN: 0072883626

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This book covers chemical kinetics from the working chemists' point of view. Competing books present a more theoretical presentation of kinetics. This book is a "how to" book for designing experiments, analyzing, and critiquing them. Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanisms also prepares chemists to devise experiments to test different hypotheses. A diskette that helps students solve end-of-chapter problems is packaged with each text.

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Good intro book.......2000-12-06

Espenson's book is ok. It's a little difficult to read at times, but covers the basics fairly well. More references would be useful. A good introductory book.

Generally a good book.......2000-11-30

This book has a lot of basic stuff in it. It is rather easy to read and simplistic. It is a good introductory kinetics book, but be prepared to take advantage of other resources in order to accomplish your kinetics task. Not necessarily a great reference book for your graduate studies.

Determination of Complex Reaction Mechanisms: Analysis of Chemical, Biological, and Genetic Networks

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Determination of Complex Reaction Mechanisms: Analysis of Chemical, Biological, and Genetic Networks
John Ross , Igor Schreiber , Marcel O. Vlad , Adam Arkin , Peter J. Oefner , and Nicola Zamboni
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits (Chapman & Hall/Crc Mathematical and Computational Biology Series)

ASIN: 0195178688

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In a chemical system with many chemical species several questions can be asked: what species react with other species: in what temporal order: and with what results? These questions have been asked for over one hundred years about simple and complex chemical systems, and the answers constitute the macroscopic reaction mechanism. In Determination of Complex Reaction Mechanisms authors John Ross, Igor Schreiber, and Marcel Vlad present several systematic approaches for obtaining information on the causal connectivity of chemical species, on correlations of chemical species, on the reaction pathway, and on the reaction mechanism. Basic pulse theory is demonstrated and tested in an experiment on glycolysis. In a second approach, measurements on time series of concentrations are used to construct correlation functions and a theory is developed which shows that from these functions information may be inferred on the reaction pathway, the reaction mechanism, and the centers of control in that mechanism. A third approach is based on application of genetic algorithm methods to the study of the evolutionary development of a reaction mechanism, to the attainment given goals in a mechanism, and to the determination of a reaction mechanism and rate coefficients by comparison with experiment. Responses of non-linear systems to pulses or other perturbations are analyzed, and mechanisms of oscillatory reactions are presented in detail. The concluding chapters give an introduction to bioinformatics and statistical methods for determining reaction mechanisms.

Kinetics and Mechanisms of Reactions of Transition Metal Complexes

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Kinetics and Mechanisms of Reactions of Transition Metal Complexes
Ralph G. Wilkins
Manufacturer: VCH Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1560811250

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This thoroughly revised and updated edition of one of the classics of kinetics text books continues the successful concept of the 1974 edition: In its first part, a simplified approach to the determination of rate laws and mechnisms is given steadily working up to complex situations. In the following chapters the principles developed there are extensively used in a comprehensive account of reactions of transition metal complexes, including reactions of biological signifacance.

The text is illustrated by numerous figures and tables. Points of further interest are highlighted in special insets. 140 problems, taken from the original literature, enable the student to apply and deepen his newly acquired knowledge and make the book highly useful for courses in inorganic and organometallic reaction mechanisms. Furthermore, a wealth of over 1700 references renders it an indispensable work for the active researcher.

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Chemical Kinetics and Mechanism

Manufacturer: Royal Society of Chemistry
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Introduction to Chemical Kinetics

ASIN: 0854046704

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Chemical Kinetics and Mechanism considers the role of rate of reaction. It begins by introducing chemical kinetics and the analysis of reaction mechanism, from basic well-established concepts to leading edge research. Organic reaction mechanisms are then discussed, encompassing curly arrows, nucleophilic substitution and E1 and E2 elimination reactions. The book concludes with a Case Study on Zeolites, which examines their structure and internal dimensions in relation to their behaviour as molecular sieves and catalysts. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the "Kinetics Toolkit", a graph-plotting application designed for manipulation and analysis of kinetic data, which is built into many of the examples, questions and exercises in the text. There are also interactive activities illustrating reaction mechanisms. The Molecular World series provides an integrated introduction to all branches of chemistry for both students wishing to specialise and those wishing to gain a broad understanding of chemistry and its relevance to the everyday world and to other areas of science. The books, with their Case Studies and accompanying multi-media interactive CD-ROMs, will also provide valuable resource material for teachers and lecturers.

Chemical and Biochemical Kinetics: Mechanism of Reactions

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Chemical and Biochemical Kinetics: Mechanism of Reactions

Manufacturer: Nova Science Publishers
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Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanism

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Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Mechanism
K.S. Gupta
Manufacturer: RBSA Publishers
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ASIN: 8185176833

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Chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms
Frank Wilkinson
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co
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New exploration tools and techniques for a breakthrough paradigm of regional groundwater occurrence
Fresh water is undoubtedly our most precious resource aside from the air we breathe, and the only commodity whose cost has steadily risen over time. At the same time, our understanding of the origins, pathways, and recharge mechanisms of the earth's most valuable "economic" mineral-groundwater-remains in the nineteenth century. It is ironic that this scientific anachronism is contributing to a global shortage of available fresh water supplies while oil, gas, and mineral discoveries have proliferated, vastly increasing the world's energy, precious metals, and industrial mineral reserves.
Modern Groundwater Exploration details applications and results of proven twenty-first- century technologies and geological concepts adapted from the oil, gas, and mineral exploration industries for evaluating, developing, and managing previously undiscovered, massive, sustainable groundwater resources. Unprecedented in both its scope and authority, this timely book presents:
* A new groundwater paradigm, coined Megawatershed, which accurately and comprehensively describes the earth's natural complex groundwater systems
* Innovative exploration, drilling, and testing technologies that make major new ground-water sources more locatable and cost-effective to produce than ever before
* Actual case studies in which megawatershed methods have identified vast quantities of new water and brought new hope to previously arid and desperately water-short locales
* Chapters by former OECD DAC chairman Alexander R. Love, geopolitical analyst Dr. Ewan Anderson, and former director of the Trinidad and Tobago Water Resources Agency Dr. Utam Maharaj on the tremendous global implications of the megawater-shed paradigm. These experts explore the many beneficial applications of megawater-shed development, from macroeconomics to development of small island developing state (SIDS), and from critical environmental issues to water conflict resolution and the potential for a second "green revolution"
The world's need for clean, dependable water is more urgent-and addressable-than ever before. Let Modern Groundwater Exploration introduce you to the authors' revolutionary megawatershed paradigm, along with the latest concepts and technologies for accessing vast reservoirs of groundwater-still today's safest, cleanest, and most plentiful water resource.

The Lost Science of Measuring the Earth: Discovering the Sacred Geometry of the Ancients

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The Lost Science of Measuring the Earth: Discovering the Sacred Geometry of the Ancients
Robin Heath , and John Michell
Manufacturer: Adventures Unlimited Press
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ASIN: 1931882509

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Two leading researchers into ancient wisdom demonstrate that the earth's dimensions were accurately known prior to 3000 BC. These astonishing findings, available for the first time, include a system of surveying and measure based on simple numerical and geometrical rules documents that remnants of this science still existed in medieval times when it became lost. It appears that the system was applied worldwide. Chapters include: Measurement and the Moon; Stonehenge & the Lunation Triangle; The Preseli Triangle; Prehistoric Precision: A Summary; The Numbers that Measure the Earth; Traditions of Ancient Surveyors in Britain; Secrets of the 52nd Parallel; Dates and Speculations "A Summary; Appendices.

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Six hikes in the area of Punta Chivato on the east coast of the southern Baja California peninsula enable visitors to better understand major themes in the natural history of the Gulf of California and its geological past. Johnson has taken a body of technical research on the geology and paleontology of the region and made it accessible in plain language for anyone who visits the peninsula, whether for study or recreation.

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Take the trip, ........... lots of headroom in this time machine!.......2007-06-01

Interesting, informative, .............a delight. Yes, "Discovering the Geology of Baja California" is a pleasure and the guided tours that Markes takes one through, will in the end leave the reader with a renewed sense of wonder and appreciation for our planet. In my own case, even before I had gotten to making the actual pilgrimage to Punta Chivato, my eyes had been newly sensitized enough through the reading alone, that I was able to offer up a discovery of my own, which I more or less stumbled upon well south of Professor Johnson's "Living Museum"of Punta Chivato. I can't tell you what a thrill it has been for a novice like myself to help shed even a tiny bit more light on the solution of the geological puzzle of this fascinating penninsula! Since then, between pondering "my site" and actually walking through time at the awesomely beautiful Chivato, I realize that my life has, through exposure to this book, been fundamentally changed for the better. I wasn't looking for a new hobby but it will indeed be hard to shake this one. I therefore highly recommend this book to anyone who might be interested in the geology of Baja California and the associated birth of the Gulf of California. May it broaden your horizons as well.

A wonderful walk through Baja's geologic past........2002-10-17

This book is like a nice walk with a good friend who has a talent for telling great stories. You go along for the pleasantness of the walk, and find yourself transported right into the middle of the story. Here you are, some forty feet above the current level of the sea, standing on a shelf of land that contains the perfectly preserved remains of a coral reef. In another area, some 260 feet above sea level you come across a fossilized seabed jammed with the shells of thousands of oysters. Ancient shark teeth litter the ground on top of a 130-foot high mesa. Your friend walks on a few yards and, with infectious enthusiasm, reads the next chapter of the story to you.

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This work is an adventure about a woman and her many “secret” loves. It's about hidden mysteries and life's true treasures. Secrets will be revealed on how to discover and obtain these natural beauties. She deals with terrorists, plane crashes, deaths, illnesses, heartaches, as well as outrageous pain. During these experiences, she encounters many unexpected, unpredictable and dangerous hurricanes. She enjoys fun surprises, too. You will hear about gator tails and have fun with princesses. Many untold, hidden heroes will be glorified. You can uncover secret paths! These pathways lead to obtaining these “mysterious precious metals and gems.” Along these paths will be the key to finding true, genuine Russian and American jewels. Once you've learned the secrets to obtaining these tremendous treasures, you, too, should be inspired to reach for even greater riches! Good luck with your search! This book is a sequel to A Pail Full of Diamonds!: (A Treasure Hunt for Those Young at Heart).

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A Real Gem.......2006-07-22

I was captivated by the various stories that took place within this book. Anticipation kept me turning the pages and warmed my heart over and over. A tremendous treasure.

Discovering Oceans, Lakes, Ponds and Puddles (Creation Up Close)

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Discovering Oceans, Lakes, Ponds and Puddles (Creation Up Close)
Jeron Ashford Frame
Manufacturer: Chariot Victor Pub
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ASIN: 0745926215

Discovering October Roads: Fall Colors and Geology in Rural East Tennessee

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I simply LOVE this book!!
Unveiling Ancient Lands Beneath Tennessee's October Finery

Discovering October Roads: Fall Colors and Geology in Rural East Tennessee
Harry Moore , and Fred Brown
Manufacturer: University of Tennessee Press
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ASIN: 1572331232

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I simply LOVE this book!!.......2007-07-17

If you love autumn and fall colors, and if you especially love rural East Tennessee, this book is a must read!! HUNDREDS of little known facts about the small towns. A book that has history and geology in it doesn't usually hold my interest for long, but this book is so well-written and filled with humorous and interesting tidbits of information about all sorts of things, I couldn't put it down. And you will find lots of backroads to explore for autumn foliage viewing. It maps them out in day trip type format, with a starting point, and descriptions of sights along the route...Great if you like auto touring or motorcycle touring. I highly recommend it.

Unveiling Ancient Lands Beneath Tennessee's October Finery.......2002-02-25

Harry Moore and Fred Brown form a wonderful team as they combine their diverse talents to offer both the "over" and "under" story of Eastern Tennessee's spectacular fall colors. Brown, a reporter for the Knoxville News-Sentinel, provides the sonorous phrases which perfectly frame Tennessee's reddish, golden autumn foliage. Moore, a Tennessee state geologist, offers a unique geological perspective on the ancient geological features that define the lands that stretch from the Cumberland Plateau all the way to the Blue Ridge Mountains.

With Discovering October Roads in hand, those who wander Tennessee's fiery hills will have the opportunity to view them through a lens of wonder and knowing normally reserved for just a few geology and biology majors. Moore and Brown's book is a delightful, easy read that offers days of pleasure to novice and professional alike.

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Discovering Science (Course S103)

Manufacturer: Open University Worldwide
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ASIN: 074928188X

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