The implications of chemical transformations in the description of the evolution of natural systems are revisited, starting from a historical perspective. The connection with information theory allows for the deepening of how the systems, not in equilibrium with the environment, are subjected to a change that favors the formation of structures of increasing complexity. Then, the metabolic processes, apt to convert bio molecules into the building blocks needed to sustain the cellular formation and growth, are discussed within the frame of synthetic biology, which is triggering interest towards an approach in which the microbial organisms are utilized as factories for the bioconversion of renewable resources to fuels or high-value chemicals. Finally, the role of chemical kinetics in the design of industrial chemical reactors and in simulation of turbulent flames is presented.

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反应动力学：科学激情还是应用工具？

从历史的角度出发，重新审视了化学转化对自然系统演化的描述。与信息理论的联系允许加深对系统（而不是与环境保持平衡）如何进行变化的关注，这种变化有利于形成越来越复杂的结构。然后，在合成生物学的框架内讨论了易于将生物分子转化为维持细胞形成和生长所需的构件的代谢过程，这引发了人们对将微生物作为工厂进行生产的兴趣。从可再生资源到燃料或高价值化学品的生物转化。最后，