Supercritical Fluids: Fundamentals for Application

by Sengers Levelt

Supercritical fluids which are neither gas nor liquid, but can be compressed gradually from low to high density, are gaining increasing importance as tunable solvents and reaction media in the chemical process industry. By adjusting the pressure, or more strictly the density, the properties of these fluids are customized and manipulated for the particular process at hand, be it a physical transformation, such as separation or solvation, or a chemical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792329422
• ISBN13: 9780792329428
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 796 Pages
• Weight: 2.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"