Applications of supercritical fluid technology to pollution prevention and waste minimization

Title: Applications of supercritical fluid technology to pollution prevention and waste minimization

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The applications of supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) to environmental problems can yield significant benefits because of the solvent properties and low toxicity of the available solvents, e.g., carbon dioxide. This paper will discuss a new federal EPA program to investigate uses of supercritical carbon dioxide for pollution prevention, waste minimization, and environmentally benign chemical processing. These unique supercritical carbon dioxide technology applications include extraction of natural pharmaceutical materials, phase-transfer catalysis, replacing organic solvents in chemical synthesis, removal/recovery of heavy metals, and separation of organic materials from soils and slurries.

Authors:: Turner, R J

Publication Date:: 1995-07-01

Research Org.:: Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (United States). Risk Reduction Engineering Lab.

OSTI Identifier:: 76306

Report Number(s):: PB-95-217659/XAB; EPA-600/A-95/066
TRN: 51811958

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: 1995

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; SOLVENT PROPERTIES; POLLUTION ABATEMENT; SUPERCRITICAL GAS EXTRACTION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

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