Revised, updated, and rewritten where necessary, but keeping the clear writing and organizational style that made previous editions so popular, Elements of Environmental Engineering: Thermodynamics and Kinetics, Third Edition contains new problems and new examples that better illustrate theory. The new edition contains examples with practical flavor such as global warming, ozone layer depletion, nanotechnology, green chemistry, and green engineering. With detailed theoretical discussion and principles illuminated by numerical examples, this book fills the gaps in coverage of the principles and applications of kinetics and thermodynamics in environmental engineering and science. New topics covered include: Green Chemistry and Engineering Biological Processes Life Cycle Analysis Global Climate Change The author discusses the applications of thermodynamics and kinetics and delineates the distribution of pollutants and the interrelationships between them. His demonstration of the theoretical foundations of chemical property estimations gives students an in depth understanding of the limitations of thermodynamics and kinetics as applied to environmental fate and transport modeling and separation processes for waste treatment. His treatment of the material underlines the multidisciplinary nature of environmental engineering. This book is unusual in environmental engineering since it deals exclusively with the applications of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics in environmental processes. The book’s multimedia approach to fate and transport modeling and in pollution control design options provides a science and engineering treatment of environmental problems.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Energy, Population, and Pollution Environmental Standards and Criteria The Discipline of Environmental Engineering Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics in Environmental Engineering Units and Dimensions Structure of the Book References Basic Chemical Thermodynamics Equilibrium Fundamental Laws of Thermodynamics Chemical Equilibrium and Gibbs Free Energy Concept of MaximumWork Gibbs Free Energy and Chemical Potential Thermodynamics of Surfaces and Colloidal Systems Problems References Multicomponent Equilibrium Thermodynamics Ideal and Nonideal Fluids Fugacity Ideal Solutions and Dilute Solutions Nonideal Solutions Adsorption on Surfaces and Interfaces Problems References Applications of Equilibrium Thermodynamics Air–Water Phase Equilibrium Air–Water Equilibrium in Atmospheric Chemistry Soil–Water and Sediment–Water Equilibrium Biota/Water Partition Constant (Bioconcentration Factor) Air-to-Aerosol Partition Constant Air-to-Vegetation Partition Constant Adsorption on Activated Carbon forWastewater Treatment Problems References Concepts from Chemical Reaction Kinetics Progress Toward Equilibrium in a Chemical Reaction Reaction Rate, Order, and Rate Constant Kinetic Rate Laws Activation Energy Reaction Mechanisms Reactions in Solutions Environmental Catalysis Redox Reactions in Environmental Systems Environmental Photochemical Reactions Enzyme Catalysis Problems References Applications of Chemical Kinetics in Environmental Systems Types of Reactors TheWater Environment The Air Environment Soil and Sediment Environments Applications of Chemical Kinetics in Environmental Bioengineering Applications in Green Engineering Problems References Appendix 1: Properties of Selected Chemicals of Environmental Significance Appendix 2: Standard Free Energy, Enthalpy, and Entropy of Formation for Compounds of Environmental Significance Appendix 3: Selected Fragment (bj) and Structural Factors (Bk) for Octanol–Water Partition Constant Estimation Appendix 4: Concentration Units for Compartments in Environmental Engineering Appendix 5: Dissociation Constants for Environmentally Significant Acids and Bases Appendix 6: Bond Contributions to Log Kaw for the Meylan and Howard Model Appendix 7: Regression Analysis (the Linear Least-Squares Methodology) Appendix 8: Error Function and Complementary Error Function Definitions Appendix 9: Cancer Slope Factor and Inhalation Unit Risk for Selected Carcinogens Appendix 10: U.S. National Ambient Air Quality Standards Index