Supercritical fluid extraction : principles and practice

Supercritical Fluid Extraction is a technique in which CO2 is used under extremely high pressure to separate solutions (e.g., removing caffeine from coffee). Separation is basic to all process industries and supercritical fluid extraction is a specific type, receiving a high level of attention. This...

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Main Author McHugh, Mark A.
Other Authors Krukonis, Val J.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©1994.
Edition2nd ed.
SeriesButterworth-Heinemann series in chemical engineering.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN1591241790
9781591241799
9780080518176
0080518176
0750692448
9780750692441
Physical Description1 online resource (vii, 512 pages) : illustrations.

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Supercritical Fluid Extraction: Principles and Practice; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Supercritical Fluid Extraction; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Historical Perspective; Chapter 3. Phase Diagrams forSupercritical Fluid-Solute Mixtures; PHASE DIAGRAMS FOR BINARY MIXTURES; SOLID-SUPERCRITICAL FLUID PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLYMER-SUPERCRITICAL FLUID PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE DIAGRAMS FOR TERNARY MIXTURES; Chapter 4. Experimental Techniquesin High-Pressure Studies; DYNAMIC METHODS FOR MEASURING SOLUBILITIES INSUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS.
  • STATIC METHODS FOR MEASURING SOLUBILITIES INSUPERCRITICAL FLUIDSMETHODS FOR DETERMINING PHASE BORDER CURVES; Chapter 5. Thermodynamic Modelingof SupercriticalFluid-Solute Phase Behavior; INTERMOLECULAR FORCES; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; VAPOR-LIQUID CALCULATIONS; LIQUID-LIQUID-VAPOR CALCULATIONS; POLYMER-SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CALCULATIONS; SOLID-SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CALCULATIONS; Chapter 6. Process Operations; Chapter 7. Early Industrial Applications; PROPANE DEASPHALTING; SOLEXOL PROCESS; ROSE PROCESS; Chapter 8. Supercritical FluidProcess DevelopmentStudies; ACTIVATED CARBON REGENERATION.
  • SEPARATION OF ORGANIC-WATER SOLUTIONSBREAKING AN AZEOTROPE; Chapter 9.Polymers andMonomers Processing; HIGH-PRESSURE POLYETHYLENE POLYMERIZATION; POLYMER FRACTIONATION PROCESSES; POLYETHYLENE FRACTIONATION; FRACTIONATION OF ETHYLENE-BASED COPOLYMERS; POLYSILOXANE AND POLYSILOXANE/PMMACOPOLYMER FRACTIONATION; FRACTIONATION OF POLYMER BINDERSFOR SOLID PROPELLANTS; OLIGOMER EXTRACTION FROM POLYMERS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYSISOF POLYSTYRENE; POLYMER FIBER SPINNING; FRACTIONATION OF VARIOUS POLYMERS; POLYMER-ORGANIC SOLVENT PHASE SEPARATION.
  • Chapter 10. Processing Pharmaceuticals,Natural Products, SpecialtyChemicals, and Waste StreamsCOFFEE DECAFFEINATION; EDIBLE OILS EXTRACTION; EXTRACTION OF CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS; ISOMER SEPARATIONS; TREATMENT OF WASTE STREAMS; Chapter 11. Chemical Reactions inSupercritical Fluids; ENZYME REACTIONS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE REACTIONS; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS; VISCOSITY EFFECTS; REACTION/SEPARATION SCHEMES; ENHANCED REACTION RATES AND SELECTIVITIES; Chapter 12. Special Applications; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID NUCLEATION; GAS ANTISOLVENT RECRYSTALLIZATION; SWELLING OF POLYMERS; FORMATION OF POROUS POLYMERS.
  • Chapter 13. EpilogueReferences; Index.