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Klappentext Provides an overview of the innovative use of electro-kinetic phenomena in experimentally exploring non-equilibrium regions of chemically non-reacting systems. This book also covers transport phenomena mediated by charged liquid-liquid interfaces and solid-liquid interfaces. Zusammenfassung Provides an overview of the innovative use of electro-kinetic phenomena in experimentally exploring non-equilibrium regions of chemically non-reacting systems. This book also covers transport phenomena mediated by charged liquid-liquid interfaces and solid-liquid interfaces. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 Non-equilibrium regimes: linear regime close to equilibrium; rate laws! onsager's relation etc; coupling between flows; the curie-prigogine principle; steady states: theorem of minimum entropy production; positive definite character of S and phenomenological coefficients; non-linear regime close to equilibrium; non-linear steady states; stability of steady states; non-linear regime far from equilibrium; single process system; multiprocess systems; analysis of caplan and mikulecky; bistability vis- -vis oscillation. Part 2 Studies in the linear regime close to equilibrium: electro-osmotic effects: thermodynamic formalism; the composite membrane system; double layer considerations; the frictional formalism; relaxation times; energy conversion; experimental studies; studies in the context of water desalination; soil systems; studies on systems relevant to biology; model membranes and related system; photo-osmosis! photo production of hydrogen; electro-osmosis in plant physiology; electro-osmosis in animal physiology; iontophoresis; electro-phoretic effects. Part 3 Studies in the non-linear regime close to equilibrium: non-linear flux equations; ion exchange membranes; soil systems; systems of biological relevance; studies in the non-linear regime far from equilibrium; oscillatory transport mediated by solid-liquid interface; teorell's oscillator; theoretical frame works; s-shaped and n shaped curves vis- -vis oscillations; some further studies on biologically relevant artificial membrane systems; studies on BLMs; studies on doped membranes; oscillations in the absence of external stimulus; the model of yagisawa etal; experiments with bipolar membranes; the question of channels; the hydrodynamic oscillator; on the theoretical frame work of hydrodynamic oscillator; hydrodynamic oscillators as a taste mimicking system; oscillatory phenomena mediated by liquid-liquid interfaces; marangoni instability; oscillations at the oil-water interface; biological olfactory transduction; phase transfer catalyst systems. ...
