Thermodynamics and the Destruction of Resources

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511976049

This book is a unique, multidisciplinary effort to apply rigorous thermodynamics fundamentals, a disciplined scholarly approach, to problems of sustainability, energy, and resource uses. Applying thermodynamic thinking to problems of sustainable behavior is a significant advantage in bringing order to ill-defined questions with a great variety of proposed solutions, some of which are more destructive than the original problem. The articles are pitched at a level accessible to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in courses on sustainability, sustainable engineering, industrial ecology, sustainable manufacturing, and green engineering. The timeliness of the topic, and the urgent need for solutions make this book attractive to general readers and specialist researchers as well. Top international figures from many disciplines, including engineers, ecologists, economists, physicists, chemists, policy experts and industrial ecologists among others make up the impressive list of contributors.

"This book is a good choice for professors to use as part of an effort to teach thermodynamic concepts..Recommended." - CHOICE

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
pp vii-x
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Contributor List
pp xi-xiv
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Foreword by Herman E. Daly
pp xv-xvi
- By Herman E. Daly, University of Maryland
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Foreword by Jan Szargut
pp xvii-xx
- By Jan Szargut, Silesian University of Technology
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Preface
pp xxi-xxii
- By Bhavik R. Bakshi, Ohio State University, Timothy G. Gutowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dušan P. Sekulić, University of Kentucky
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Introduction
pp 1-12
- By Bhavik R. Bakshi, Ohio State University, Timothy G. Gutowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dušan P. Sekulić, University of Kentucky
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PART I - FOUNDATIONS
pp 13-14
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1 - Thermodynamics: Generalized Available Energy and Availability or Exergy
pp 15-44
- By Elias P. Gyftopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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2 - Energy and Exergy: Does One Need Both Concepts for a Study of Resources Use?
pp 45-86
- By Dušan P. Sekulić, University of Kentucky
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3 - Accounting for Resource Use by Thermodynamics
pp 87-110
- By Bhavik R. Bakshi, Ohio State University, Anil Baral, International Council on Clean Transportation, Jorge L. Hau, Catalyst Lend Lease
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PART II - PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES
pp 111-112
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4 - Materials Separation and Recycling
pp 113-132
- By Timothy G. Gutowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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5 - An Entropy-Based Metric for a Transformational Technology Development
pp 133-162
- By Dušan P. Sekulić, University of Kentucky
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6 - Thermodynamic Analysis of Resources Used in Manufacturing Processes
pp 163-189
- By Timothy G. Gutowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dušan P. Sekulić, University of Kentucky
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7 - Ultrapurity and Energy Use: Case Study of Semiconductor Manufacturing
pp 190-211
- By Eric Williams, Arizona State University, Nikhil Krishnan, McKinsey & Company, Sarah Boyd, University of California
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8 - Energy Resources and Use: The Present Situation, Possible Sustainable Paths to the Future, and the Thermodynamic Perspective
pp 212-232
- By Noam Lior, University of Pennsylvania
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PART III - LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS AND METRICS
pp 233-234
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9 - Using Thermodynamics and Statistics to Improve the Quality of Life-Cycle Inventory Data
pp 235-248
- By Bhavik R. Bakshi, Ohio State University, Hangjoon Kim, Ohio State University, Prem K. Goel, Ohio State University
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10 - Developing Sustainable Technology: Metrics From Thermodynamics
pp 249-264
- By Geert Van der Vorst, Ghent University, Jo Dewulf, Ghent University, Herman Van Langenhove, Ghent University
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11 - Entropy Production and Resource Consumption in Life-Cycle Assessments
pp 265-291
- By Stefan Gößling-Reisemann, University of Bremen
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12 - Exergy and Material Flow in Industrial and Ecological Systems
pp 292-333
- By Nandan U. Ukidwe, Saflex Technology at Solutia Inc., Bhavik R. Bakshi, Ohio State University
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13 - Synthesis of Material Flow Analysis and Input–Output Analysis
pp 334-362
- By Shinichiro Nakamura, Waseda University
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PART IV - ECONOMIC SYSTEMS, SOCIAL SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS, AND ECOSYSTEMS
pp 363-364
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14 - Early Development of Input–Output Analysis of Energy and Ecologic Systems
pp 365-376
- By Bruce Hannon, University of Illinois-Urbana
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15 - Exergoeconomics and Exergoenvironmental Analysis
pp 377-401
- By George Tsatsaronis, Technical University Berlin
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16 - Entropy, Economics, and Policy
pp 402-428
- By Matthias Ruth, University of Maryland
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17 - Integration and Segregation in a Population – a Thermodynamicist's View
pp 429-452
- By Ingo Müller, Technical University Berlin
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18 - Exergy Use in Ecosystem Analysis: Background and Challenges
pp 453-476
- By Roberto Pastres, University of Venice, Brian D. Fath, Towson University
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19 - Thoughts on the Application of Thermodynamics to the Development of Sustainability Science
pp 477-488
- By Timothy G. Gutowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dušan P. Sekulić, University of Kentucky, Bhavik R. Bakshi, Ohio State University
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