Pedro wrote:
>There is one third (and probably the strongest) argument for that type of
>approach: the properties derived with that approach are independent of the
>kinetics.
Thank you, Pedro, for the reminder. One can forget the power, and beauty,
of reaching more general conclusions. My comments reflect the obsession
that comes in my current job for specific answers. But *I* for one should
remember; although the following two references are not in MCA, you might
enjoy them and see why I am grateful for your comment.
Feinberg M. 1987. Chemical reaction network structure and the stability
of complex isothermal reactors--I. The deficiency zero and deficiency
one theorems. Chemical Engineering Science, 42:2229-2268.
(Part II is '88, 43:1-25.)
Schlosser PM and Feinberg M. 1994. A theory of multiple steady states in
isothermal homogeneous CFSTRs with many reactions. Chemical Engineering
Science, 49:1749-1767.
The later is my thesis work (took 6 years to get the paper out due to
circumstances beyond my control). I considered it the best piece of work
I have ever done ... by far. To give him credit, Stefan has been aware
of Dr. Feinberg's work for quite some time.
-Paul
