Supercritical fluid technology fundamentals

J. McHardy and S.P. Sawan (eds), Supercritical Fluid Cleaning. Fundamentals, Technology and Applications, Noyes Publications, Westwood, NJ (1998). 

This volume serves as a link between researchers studying the more fundamental aspects of supercritical fluids and researchers involved in the application of supercritical fluid technology to solve difficult chemical problems. 

Over the past decade, much progress in supercritical fluid technology has occurred. For example, supercritical fluids have found widespread use in extractions (2-5), chromatography (6-9), chemical reaction processes (10,11), and oil recovery (12). Most recently, they have even been used as a solvent for carrying out enzyme-based reactions (14). Unfortunately, although supercritical fluids are used effectively in a myriad of areas, there is still a lack of a detailed understanding of fundamental processes that govern these peculiar solvents. 

Manivannan G, Sawan SP (1998) The supercritical state. In McHardy J, Sawan SP (eds) Supercritical fluid cleaning fundamentals, technology and applications. Noyes, West-wood, NJ, p 1... 

Supercritical fluid cleaning fundamentals, technology, and applications / edited by John McHardy and Samuel P. Sawan. p. cm. 

Bunker, C.E. Rollins, H.W. Sun, Y.-P. Fundamental Properties of Supercritical Fluids. In Supercritical Fluid Technology in Materials Science and Engineering Sun, Y.-P., Ed. Marcel Dekker New York, 2002 1-57. 

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The CHEMISTRY OF SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS has been studied extensively in the past decade. Consequently, our understanding of this field has expanded significantly. Simultaneously, the number of applications in associated analytical technologies (for example, supercritical fluid chromatography and supercritical fluid extraction) has increased. Although the areas of fundamentals and applications are clearly interrelated, they are often discussed separately. 

Joseph M. DeSimone (BCST Liaison) is William R. Kenan, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina. He is also director of the National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes. He received his B.S. in chemistry form Ursinus College and his Ph.D. in chemistry from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His areas of interest include polymer synthesis in supercritical fluids, surfactant design for applications in interfacial chemistry, and polymer synthesis and processing—from fundamental aspects of chemical systems to the most efficient and environmentally friendly ways to manufacture polymers and polymer products. 

An essential role in the implementation of GCE in MSU is played by the Moscow University Supercritical Innovation Center, MUSIC (Head, Prof. V. Lunin Scientific Sectetary, Prof. S. Vatsadze). The main goal of MUSIC is the training of high-quality specialists in the use of supercritical fluids (ScF) for research laboratories, performing the study of fundamentals and developing new ScF technologies. The instrumentation of MUSIC includes a unique mobile ScF set with a high-pressure cell equipped with an inspection window, four stationary sets with a united control centre as well as a flow-type device. 

Webley, P. A. Tester, J. W. (1989) Fundamental Kinetics of Methanol Oxidation in Supercritical Water. In Supercritical Fluid Science and Technology, K. P. Johnston and J. M. L. Penninger, Ed. American Chemical Society Washington, DC, Vol. 406 pp 259-275. 

This volume comprises the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Supercritical Fluids- Fundamentals and Applications held in Kemer, Antalya, Turkey, between July 12-24, 1998. This was the second such institute to be concerned with this rapidly growing field of science and technology. 

Uryash, V.F., Gruzdeva, A.E., Grishatova, N.V., Kokurina, N.Yu., Faminskaya, L.A., Larina, V.N., Uryash, A.V., and Kalashnikov, I.N., Physical-chemical properties of biologically active substances obtained using supercritical fluid extraction. 5-th International Conference Supercritical fluids fundamental basis, technologies, innovations Proceedings, Suzdal Inst. Khimii Ra-ov RAN Publ., 2009, pp. 102 (in Russian). 

In this special volume on polymer particles, recent trends and developments in the synthesis of nano- to micron-sized polymer particles by radical polymerization of vinyl monomers in environmentally friendly heterogeneous aqueous and supercritical carbon dioxide fluid media are reviewed by prominent worldwide researchers. Polymer particles are prepared extensively as synthetic emulsions and latexes, which are applied as binders in the industrial fields of paint, paper and inks, and films such as adhesives and coating materials. Considerable attention has recently been directed towards aqueous dispersed systems due to the increased awareness of environmental issues. Moreover, such polymer particles have already been applied to more advanced fields such as bio-, information, and electronic technologies. In addition to the obvious commercial importance of these techniques, it is of fundamental scientific interest to completely elucidate the mechanistic details of macromolecule synthesis in the microreactors that the polymer particles in these heterogeneous systems constitute. 

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