Front Cover; Advances in Chemical Engineering, Volume 24; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Kinetics and Thermodynamics in Multicomponent Mixtures; I. Introduction; II. Linear Algebra of Stoichiometry; III. Thermodynamics; IV. Kinetics; Appendix A: Orthogonal Complement; Appendix B; Appendix C: The Feinberg Approach to Network Topology; Appendix D: Mathematical Concepts; References; Chapter 2. Combustion Synthesis of Advanced Materials: Principles and Applications; I. Introduction; II. Methods for Laboratory and Large-Scale Synthesis

III. Classes and Properties of Synthesized MaterialsIV. Theoretical Considerations; V. Phenomenology of Combustion Synthesis; VI. Methods and Mechanisms for Structure Formation; Nomenclature; References; Chapter 3. Computational Fluid Dynamics Applied to Chemical Reaction Engineering; I. Introduction; II. Traditional Approaches Followed within Chemical Reaction Engineering; III. Computational Fluid Dynamics; IV. Application to Chemical Reaction Engineering; V. Experimental Validation; VI. Selected Applications of CFD Work Conducted at Twente University; VII. Conclusion; Nomenclature