Teaching and Learning Materials on the Quasi-Steady-State Approximation and the Partial-Equilibrium Approximation

13 May 2021, Version 1
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Abstract

Starting from simple examples of chemical schemes for which a concentration or an extent of reaction can be eliminated, we highlight the common features of the quasi-steady-state approximation and the partial-equilibrium approximation. General conditions to apply either of these adiabatic eliminations are mentioned.

Keywords

Quasi-steady-state approximation
Partial-equilibrium approximation
Adiabatic elimination

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