Supercritical Fluids: A Primer
Every compound has a critical point: the temperature and pressure at which its liquid and vapor phases become identical. A gas at pressure and temperature conditions that are above its critical point is termed a supercritical fluid.
This primer, written by Phasex founder Val Krukonis, offers an introduction to supercritical fluids, from their early discovery as pressure-dependent solvents to their current state of operation in many diverse and industrially-important applications.
In this white paper:
- Solubility in supercritical fluids
- Implications of solubility in supercritical fluids
- Operation of supercritical fluid extraction process
- Industrial applications of supercritical fluid extraction
- Purification of reactive monomers
- Extraction/fractionation of polymers
- Extraction of active components from botanical substrates
- Supercritical fluids in non-extractive applications
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