Abstract
Mechanochemistry promises to transform how chemical and material manufacturing is being done across academia and industry. However, to achieve this new paradigm there is an express need to better understand how mechanical energy drives physical and chemical transformations. Through this chapter, we will outline some of the unique thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of mechanochemical transformations, and in particular how these aspects are similar and different from conventional fluid phase chemistry. In this light, we discuss also different mechanisms of mechanochemical reactions where mechanical energy (1) facilitates subsequent thermochemical reactions, (2) changes the reaction potential energy surface, or (3) explicitly drives the transformation. While the chapter does not provide an exhaustive discussion of the topic, it hopes to act as an introduction to some thermodynamic and kinetic concepts surrounding the mechanochemistry of solids.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mechanochemistry and Emerging Technologies for Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781003178187 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367775018 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Jul 2023 |