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  2. Chemical process - Wikipedia

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    In a scientific sense, a chemical process is a method or means of somehow changing one or more chemicals or chemical compounds. [1] Such a chemical process can occur by itself or be caused by an outside force, and involves a chemical reaction of some sort.

  3. Atmospheric chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric chemistry is a branch of atmospheric science that studies the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets. This multidisciplinary approach of research draws on environmental chemistry, physics, meteorology, computer modeling, oceanography, geology and volcanology, climatology and other disciplines to understand both natural and human-induced changes in atmospheric ...

  4. Process engineering - Wikipedia

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    Process engineering activities can be divided into the following disciplines: [7] Process design: synthesis of energy recovery networks, synthesis of distillation systems (), synthesis of reactor networks, hierarchical decomposition flowsheets, superstructure optimization, design multiproduct batch plants, design of the production reactors for the production of plutonium, design of nuclear ...

  5. Planetary boundary layer - Wikipedia

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    Typically, due to aerodynamic drag, there is a wind gradient in the wind flow ~100 meters above the Earth's surface—the surface layer of the planetary boundary layer. Wind speed increases with increasing height above the ground, starting from zero [4] due to the no-slip condition. [5]

  6. Atmosphere of Mars - Wikipedia

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    The atmosphere of Mars is the layer of gases surrounding Mars.It is primarily composed of carbon dioxide (95%), molecular nitrogen (2.85%), and argon (2%). [3] It also contains trace levels of water vapor, oxygen, carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and noble gases.

  7. Shang Fa Yang - Wikipedia

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    Shang Fa Yang (Chinese: 楊祥發; pinyin: Yáng Xiángfā; November 10, 1932 – February 12, 2007) was a Taiwanese-American botanist. He was a professor at the University of California, Davis . He was awarded the 1991 Wolf Prize in Agriculture and was elected a member of the US National Academy of Sciences the year before.