Phase and chemical equilibria in multicomponent fluid systems with a chemical reaction

Studies of the phase and chemical equilibria in the systems with chemical reaction cover a wide range of problems related to both experimental determination of physicochemical characteristics of these systems and various aspects of thermodynamic analysis of the phase and chemical processes occurring there. The main goal of this review consists in systematization and analysis of available experimental data concerning the vapour liquid and liquid liquid equilibria in multicomponent systems where chemical reactions occur. The studies considered here have been mainly published in recent years, and they include rather detailed data on physicochemical properties, phase transitions and chemical processes in fluid systems, i.e., the data which are essential for thermodynamic analysis. Available approaches to the thermodynamic analysis of heterogeneous systems with chemical reactions are also discussed. Particular attention is paid to the studies of the simultaneous phase and chemical equilibria. We hope that this review could be useful both for fundamental studies of heterogeneous reactive systems and for solving applied problems on the design of combined reactive and mass-transfer processes.