Thermodynamic limitations in searching for regions of optimal performance of complex chemical reactions (exemplified by conversion of hydrocarbons)

On the Interrelations Between Kinetics and Thermodynamics as the Theories of Trajectories and States

“…The main idea of the research being described is the refusal to use an equation of trajectory and construction of stepwise methods to analyse processes on the basis of the model of extreme intermediate states (MEIS) that was created by B.M.Kaganovich, S.P.Filippov and E.G.Antsiferov (Antsiferov et al, 1988;Kaganovich, 1991;Kaganovich et al, 1989). The features that make MEIS different from the traditional thermodynamic models are: 1) statement of the problem to be solved (instead of search for a sole point of final equilibrium eq x the entire set of thermodynamic attainability t () Dy from the given initial state y is considered and the states ext x with extreme values of modeled system characteristics of interest to a researcher are found); 2) dual interpretation of the equilibrium notion, i.e.…”