The Kirkwood-Buff Theory of Solutions: With Selected Applications to Solvation and Proteins

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Arieh Ben-Naim (Professor Emeritus, Department of Physical Chemistry, The Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

The Kirkwood-Buff Theory of Solutions

With Selected Applications to Solvation and Proteins

Arieh Ben-Naim (Professor Emeritus, Department of Physical Chemistry, The Institute of Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)

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Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
13 October 2023

Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics); Thermodynamics & heat; Biophysics; Physical chemistry; Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics

"The Kirkwood-Buff Theory of Solutions: With Selected Applications to Solvation and Proteins presents the Kirkwood-Buff (KB) Theory of solution in a simple and didactic manner, making it understandable to those with minimal background in thermodynamics. Aside from the fact that the KB Theory may be the most important and useful theory of solutions, it is also the most general theory that can be applied to all possible solutions, including aqueous solutions of proteins and nucleic acids. Introductory chapters give readers grounding in the necessary chemical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, but then move to a systematic derivation of Kirkwood-Buff theory and

its inversion.

Originally published in 1951, the KB theory was dormant for over 20 years. It became extremely useful after the publication of the ""Inversion of the KB theory"" by the author Arieh Ben-Naim in 1978. The book explains all necessary concepts in statistical mechanics featured in the theory in a simple and intuitive way. Researchers will find the theory useful in solving any problem in mixtures or solutions in any phase. Some examples of applications of the KB theory, to water, aqueous solutions, protein folding, and self-association of proteins, are provided in the book."

By: Arieh Ben-Naim (Professor Emeritus Department of Physical Chemistry The Institute of Chemistry Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel)
Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 151mm,
Weight: 450g
ISBN: 9780443219153
ISBN 10: 044321915X
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 13 October 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Arieh Ben-Naim is Emeritus Professor of physical chemistry who retired in 2003 from the Department of Chemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. He has made major contributions over 40 years to the theory of the structure of water, aqueous solutions, and hydrophobic-hydrophilic interactions. He is mainly concerned with theoretical and experimental aspects of the general theory of liquids and solutions. In recent years, he has advocated the use of information theory to better understand and advance statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. He has authored more than 230 journal papers and 30 books