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Chemistry in Supercritical Water
Author(s) -
Bröll Dirk,
Kaul Claudia,
Krämer Alexander,
Krammer Petra,
Richter Thomas,
Jung Matthias,
Vogel Herbert,
Zehner Peter
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19991018)38:20<2998::aid-anie2998>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - supercritical fluid , chemistry , supercritical water oxidation , phase diagram , corrosion , phase (matter) , thermodynamics , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , physics , engineering
Water is a special liquid —and not only under “normal” conditions. Water in the supercritical state (shaded area in the phase diagram) is distinguished by special properties which are wholly at variance with those of normal water. So far these have usually been exploited for the purification of waste water, for example for the complete oxidation of poorly degradable substances. But what is the potential of supercritical water for synthesis? Answers are provided here on the basis of thermodynamic and kinetic studies as well as with reference to measurements of corrosion.