
Entropy and Sustainability
Michael Koehler(Author)
Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
Published on 12. February 2026
234 pages
978-1-040-86790-7 (ISBN)
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The conversion of the recent resource-wasting world economy to a sustainable economic system protecting global resources and habitats is crucial for the further development of humankind. This book introduces the physical basics and the importance of entropy for living beings, machines, computers, industrial facilities, ecological systems, and the earth as a whole. Readers of this book are encouraged to see the universal applicability of the entropy concept and the urgent need to estimate the fundamental importance of entropy for natural and technical processes. The key role of these processes has to be understood and recognized in order to coming to an intelligent adaptation on the arrow of time, which allows the conversion of all non-sustainable production processes into a global sustainable economy in a dynamical world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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32 Line drawings, color; 46 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Halftones, black and white; 32 Illustrations, color; 50 Illustrations, black and white
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320,19 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-040-86790-7 (9781040867907)
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Michael Koehler
Entropy and Sustainability
Challenges of Future Energy and Material Management from a Thermodynamic Point of View
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approx. 02/2026
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Jenny Stanford Publishing
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Michael Koehler studied chemistry in Halle an der Saale and Jena, Germany, where he also habilitated in general and physical chemistry in 1992. Between 1991 and 2001, he was head of the Department of Microfabrication and Biotechnical Microsystems at the Institute of Physical High Technologies in Jena. During this time, Prof. Koehler also taught at the Universities of Wuppertal and Jena, and his research was focused on the development of chip devices and microfluidic systems for chemical and biomolecular applications. The research projects of his group include applications of microfluidics and microreactors for the synthesis of nanoparticles and for miniaturized cultivation and screenings of microorganisms. Prof. Koehler has edited books on microlithography, microsystem technology, microfluidics, miniaturized sensors, and nanotechnology.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Concept of Entropy in Thermodynamics and Physical Chemistry 3. Entropy and Evolution 4. Entropy, Environment and Production 5. Entropy Export in Sustainable Material and Land Resource Management 6. Transformation and Continuity
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