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Supercritical fluids: Clean solvents for green chemistry
Author(s) -
F'Oliakoff Martyn,
George Michael W.,
Howdle Steven M.,
Bagratashvili Viktor N.,
Han BuXing,
Yan HaiKe
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.19990170303
Subject(s) - supercritical fluid , chemistry , environmentally friendly , organic chemistry , green chemistry , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , process engineering , biochemical engineering , polymer science , catalysis , reaction mechanism , ecology , materials science , engineering , biology
Supercritical fluids are becoming increasingly attractive as environmentally acceptable replacement for organic solvents in chemical reactions and material processing. This paper highlights some of the properties of supercritical fluids, especially supercritical CO 2 , which offer particular advantages for the handling of polymers, metal complexes and the environmentally more friendly synthesis and manufacture of chemicals. The paper includes same of the researches in University of Nottingham and a number of recent reviews which together provide a comprehensive introduction.