Applied Thermodynamics in Chemical Engineering
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 November 2025 | Viewed by 70
Special Issue Editors
2. Ecole Royale Navale, Groupement de Recherche et Développement, Laboratoire de Thermodynamique et Energétique, Boulevard Sour Jdid, Casablanca 20000, Morocco
Interests: water activity; hygrometric method; osmotic coefficient; activity coefficient; phosphate fertilizer; mixed electrolytes; aqueous solutions
Interests: construction materials; composites; solar energy; molten salt
Interests: process engineering; thermodynamic properties; aqueous solutions; mixed electrolytes; osmotic coefficient; water activity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The study of the thermodynamic properties of electrolytes and non-electrolytes is of great importance from both a scientific and technological point of view, particularly in the field of process engineering, and the pharmaceutical, food, environmental and chemical industries. Electrolytes also play a key role in various biological and metabolic processes in the human body. A better understanding of the behaviours of these solutions at the experimental scale is essential to optimize industrial processes, design energy- and material-efficient plants, and ensure maximum yields. Thermodynamic modelling of electrolytic solutions is a major area of interest, both fundamentally and practically. The efficiency of software simulations largely depends on the quality of the available thermodynamic data and the models used to represent the excess quantities and the equations of state. However, the modelling remains complex due to the multiple interactions within the solutions and the dissociation of electrolytes. However, at higher concentrations, several models based on the Debye–Hückel theory have been presented that require adjustments to account for all interactions.
Our aim is to present advances in experimental methods and theoretical approaches for electrolytic systems that yield new measurement techniques, experimental data or modeling for different applications.
Dr. Abderrahim Dinane
Prof. Asmae Arbaoui
Prof. Brahim Messnaoui
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- electrolytes
- aqueous solutions
- mixed electrolytes
- thermodynamic models
- osmotic coefficients
- activity coefficients
- solubility
- water activity
- hydration
- phase diagram
- pitzer models
- phosphate fertilizers
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