Creating custom hydrocarbons from triglycerides

[jjackson927]

I'm in a Biofuels program in North Carolina. I will be interning this summer for someone who is doing experimental work on creating custom hydrocarbons from triglycerides. It's actually a bit outside the realm on my program of study. He tells me that I should basic understanding of Thermodynamics. I am looking for suggestions on good books on the subject.

I have taken math courses and am comfortable with calculus and differential equations, and have taken a course in mechanics. So I'm not uncomfortable with physics.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Will I need to study electrodynamics? Any books on hydrocarbon chemistry, or lipid chemistry that I should look into?

Thanks in advance

 

[ppithermo]

introductory thermodynamics,infelta

 

[khemix]

Any first year general chemistry text should do if you want the basics.

I just finished my thermo course using Levine "Physical Chemistry". A bit expensive. Its a deep book though, albeit somewhat verbose.

 

[stewartcs]

I'm in a Biofuels program in North Carolina. I will be interning this summer for someone who is doing experimental work on creating custom hydrocarbons from triglycerides. It's actually a bit outside the realm on my program of study. He tells me that I should basic understanding of Thermodynamics. I am looking for suggestions on good books on the subject.

I have taken math courses and am comfortable with calculus and differential equations, and have taken a course in mechanics. So I'm not uncomfortable with physics.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Will I need to study electrodynamics? Any books on hydrocarbon chemistry, or lipid chemistry that I should look into?

Thanks in advance

Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0073305375/?tag=pfamazon01-20

CS

 

[Andy Resnick]

I suspect you will need to become comfortable with the Gibbs Free energy, and related methods- calorimetry, for example. Donald Haynie's book "Biological Thermodynamics" isn't a bad place to start. For basic chemistry methodology, I recommend books from the "Instant Notes" series (BIOS scientific publishers). I have 'analytical chemistry' and it's very helpful.