Gas-Solid Adsorption Thermodynamics tackles the underexplored role of thermodynamics in the energetics of gas-solid physical adsorption, examining and outlining their role in different adsorption-based heat transformation energy applications. The book deals with different adsorbate/adsorbent pairs from the rigor of adsorption thermodynamics and their utilization in various applications, providing a comprehensive overview of adsorption heat transformations from the perspective of adsorption thermodynamics. Chapters introduce diverse sorption applications using various adsorbent/adsorbate combinations and their thermodynamic characterizations.
Finally, users will find comprehensive information on how adsorption thermodynamics affects system performances from an energetic standpoint given that thermodynamics are strongly related to the energetics of adsorption systems. Different chapters introduce the brief background of utilizing the gas-solid adsorption phenomenon in multifarious energy applications such as thermal management, desalination, volatile organic compound removal, etc.
- Provides a fundamental understanding of adsorption thermodynamics, an historically underexplored, poorly summarized topic
- Gives a thermodynamic understanding of different adsorbate/adsorbent pairs
- Demonstrates the effects of adsorption thermodynamics on the energy efficiency of various adsorption heat transformation applications
Bidyut Baran Saha is a Professor and Principal Investigator at the International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER) of Kyushu University. His research focuses on adsorption science for carbon-neutral energy systems, functional materials, heat and mass transfer analysis, and energy efficiency assessment. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and has edited multiple books. He holds numerous patents, and his work has significantly contributed to advances in thermal energy conversion and storage.
Tahmid Hasan Rupam is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA, having previously been a JSPS postdoctoral research fellow at the International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (WPI-I2CNER) of Kyushu University, Japan. His research expertise includes adsorption thermodynamics, sorption kinetics, functional adsorbent material synthesis and modification, surface energy analysis, and theoretical modelling of adsorption cooling/heating cycles.
Hongbin Ma is Chair, Curators' Distinguished Professor and Glen A. Barton Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, and Director of the Multiphysics Energy Research Center (MERC) in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA. He has conducted active research in phase-change heat transfer, heat pipes, ejector refrigeration, and thermal management. His research work has resulted in more than 310 publications, including one book, eight book chapters, over 170 refereed journal papers, and 21 patentable technologies.
