The Gouy-Stodola theorem in bioenergetic analysis of living systems (irreversibility in bioenergetics of living systems)

Energies

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 5717-5739

  Lucia, Umberto ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Entropy; Entropy generation; Exergy; Gouy Stodola theorem; Irreversibility; Living cells; Living systems; Medicine and biochemistry thermodynamics; Membrane transport; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; ENTROPY; EXERGY; HEAT ENGINES; MEDICINE; METABOLISM; WASTE HEAT;

ENTROPY GENERATION; GOUY-STODOLA THEOREM; IRREVERSIBILITY; LIVING CELL; LIVING SYSTEMS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84907395788     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en7095717     Document Type: Review

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