2005/07/31 by A. Müller, Anthonie W. J. Muller, Dirk Schulze‐Makuch +1
Chemistry · Physics and Astronomy · #Adsorption #Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics #Chemistry #Desorption #Entropy (arrow of time) #Heat engine #Materials science #Origins and Evolution of Life #Physical chemistry #Physics #Simple (philosophy) #Sorption #Thermal #Thermodynamics #physics.chem-ph #physics.gen-ph #thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physa.2005.12.003
17 pages, 8 figures, 105 references; Accepted by Physica A
arxiv created 2005/12/18 · openalex publication_date 2006/01/06 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The name 'sorption heat engines' is proposed for simple negative entropy generators that are driven by thermal cycling and work on alternating adsorption and desorption. These generators are in general not explicitly recognized as heat engines. Their mechanism is applicable to the fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, geology, and biology, in particular the origin of life. Four kinds of sorption heat engines are distinguished depending on the occurrence of changes in the adsorbent or adsorbate during the thermal cycle.