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In Chaps. 6 and 8 we analysed some of the consequences of the non-equilibrium modifications of the chemical potential on the phase diagram of dilute polymer solutions and in shear-induced diffusion. It is logical to ask what are the consequences of such modifications in another situation where the chemical potential plays a crucial role, namely, chemical reactions. This is the aim of this chapter, where we deal with a thermodynamic description of polymer degradation under shear. This macroscopic study is complemented with a microscopic analysis of the modifications of the chemical equilibrium constant for reactions of dilute gases under shear on the basis of the kinetic theory.
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Jou, D., Casas-Vázquez, J., Criado-Sancho, M. (2011). Chemical Reactions and Polymer Degradation Under Flow. In: Thermodynamics of Fluids Under Flow. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0199-1_10
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