Supercritical Fluid Database for practical applications of supercritical fluid technology

摘要

Supercritical fluids are non-condensing: its density may change in a wide range depending on the pressure. This and other exotic characteristics of supercritical fluids has long been known, but it began to attract attention as a new class of solvents only recently. Once brought to the supercritical state, the naturally abundant water or carbon dioxide acts as an innovative medium for energy-saving, safe and environment-friendly chemical processes for the future.rnJapan Chemical Innovation Institute (JCII) has been leading a NEDO joint research program called "Development of Technology to Reduce the Burden on the Environment" since 2000. We attempted to make its accumulated results, ranging from fundamental to application research, open to public for widespread practical use of the technology and provide a basis for more systematic presentation of related data and methodology.