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AP-192 – Synthesis of Luminescent Covalent–Organic Polymers for Detecting Nitroaromatic Explosives and Small Organic Molecules

Zhonghua Xiang, Dapeng Cao* Three porous luminescent covalent–organic polymers (COPs) have been synthesized through self-polycondensation of the monomers of tris(4-bromophenyl)amine, 1,3,5-tris(4- bromophenyl)benzene, and 2,4,6-tris-(4-bromo-phenyl)-[1,3,5]triazine by using Ni-catalyzed Yamamoto reaction. All the COP materials possess not only high Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) specifi … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged CO2, polymers, SFE, SFT, SFT-100, SFT-100XW, SFT-110, SFT-110XW, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, Supercritical CO2, Supercritical Fluid tech, supercritical fluids |

AP-191 – Covalent-organic polymers for carbon dioxide capture†

Zhonghua Xiang, Xing Zhou, Cuihuan Zhou, Shan Zhong, Xin He, Chengpeng Qin and Dapeng Cao* Received 13th August 2012, Accepted 7th September 2012 DOI: 10.1039/c2jm35446b Reducing anthropogenic carbon dioxide emission has become an urgent environmental and climate issue of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged carbon capture, CO2, SFE, SFT, SFT-100, SFT-110XW, SFT-120XW, SFT110, supercritical fluids |

AP-190 – Multifunctional Polymolybdate-Based Metal−Organic Framework as an Efficient Catalyst for the CO2 Cycloaddition and as the Anode of a Lithium-Ion Battery

Yun-Shan Xue,†,‡,# Wei-Wei Cheng,†,# Xi-Ming Luo,† Jia-Peng Cao,† and Yan Xu*,† †College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China ‡School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged chemical reactors, high pressure reactors, HPR, HPR-100, HPR100, septech, SFT, SFT-HPR, Supercritical fluid |

Lithium-ion Battery Recycling – Recovering the Valuable Metals

The demand for lithium-ion batteries being produced for use in consumer electronics and electric vehicles has exploded in recent years. This trend is expected to continue as more and more states are pushing, and in some cases legislating the move … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases | Tagged battery recycling, CO2, lithium recycling, recycling metals, SFE, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, supercritical fluid extraction, supercritical fluids |

AP-189 – Effect of crystallization on tensile mechanical properties of PET foam: Experiment and model prediction

Shun Yao a, Dongdong Hu a, Zhenhao Xi a, Tao Liu a, Zhimei Xu a, Ling Zhao a,b,* a Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multiphase Materials Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, PR China b College … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged CO2, extrusion, foaming, PET foam, polymer foam, polymers, septech, SFT, SFT-10, SFT10, supercritical, supercritical fluids |

Optimizing Sunflower Seed Oil Extraction with the SFT-120 SFE

Sunflower seeds are rich in oil that contains high levels of Vitamin E and low in saturated fats. This has led to its favor in the food industry. The SFT-120 SFE has been used to investigate ways to efficiently extract … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases | Tagged oil extraction, seed extraction, SFE, SFT, SFT-100, SFT-110, SFT-120, sunflower seed oil, supercritical fluids |

AP-188 – PROCESSING ALGAL BIOMASS TO RENEWABLE FUEL: OIL EXTRACTION AND HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION

Thesis Submitted to The School of Engineering of the UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Degree of Master of Science in Bioengineering By Sally Louis Homsy Dayton, Ohio August, 2012 ABSTRACT PROCESSING ALGAL BIOMASS TO … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged ALGAL BIOMASS, HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION, oil extraction, RENEWABLE FUEL:, SFE, SFT-100, SFT-110, SFT-120, supercritical fluid extraction, supercritical fluids |

AP-187 – Supercritical fluid extraction for purification of waxes derived from polyethylene and polypropylene plastics

Yuxiang Yao a, Erin Chau a, Gisele Azimi a,b,⇑ a Laboratory for Strategic Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada b Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged Polyethylene wax, Polypropylene wax, Purification, recycling, Recycling Plastics, SFE, SFT, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, supercritical fluid extraction, Supercritical Fluid Technologies |

AP-186 – Aeriometallurgical Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from a NdFeB Magnet Utilizing Supercritical Fluids

Jiakai Zhang,† John Anawati,† Yuxiang Yao,† and Gisele Azimi*,†,‡ †Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Laboratory for Strategic Materials, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged NdFeB magnets, recycling, SFT, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, SFT120, supercritical fluid extraction, Supercritical Fluid Technologies, Tributyl-phosphate-HNO3, Waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling |

AP-185 – Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Rare Earth Elements from Nickel Metal Hydride Battery

Yuxiang Yao,† Nina F. Farac,† and Gisele Azimi*,†,‡ †Laboratory for Strategic Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada ‡Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Toronto, … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged Nickel metal hydride battery, Rare earth elements, recycling, SFE, SFT, SFT-120XW, SFT120, supercritical fluid extraction, Supercriticalfluid Technologies, Urban mining, Waste electrical and electronic equipment |

AP-184 – Recycling of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion battery of an electric vehicle using supercritical carbon dioxide

Jiakai Zhang a, Gisele Azimi a,b,* a Laboratory for Strategic Materials, University of Toronto, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada b Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged battery recycling, CO2, cobalt, lithium, lithium-ion battery, recycling, recycling batteries, SFE, SFT, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, SFT120, supercritical carbon dioxide, supercritical fluid extraction, Supercritical Fluid Technologies |

AP-183 – Effect of organophosphorus ligands on supercritical extraction of neodymium from NdFeB magnet

Nattanai Kunanusonta, Jiakai Zhangb, Kimberly Watadab, Yusuke Shimoyamaa, Gisele Azimib,⁎ a Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, S1-33, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan b Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged CO2, COSMO-vac (vacancy) model, NdFeB magnet, Neodymium, Organophosphorus ligand, Rare earth element, SFE, SFT, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, SFT120, supercritical fluid extraction, Supercritical Fluid Technologies |

AP-182 – Urban mining of terbium, europium, and yttrium from real fluorescent lamp waste using supercritical fluid extraction: Process development and mechanistic investigation

Jiakai Zhang a, John Anawati a, Gisele Azimi a,b,* a Laboratory for Strategic Materials, University of Toronto, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E5, Canada b Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged CO2 extraction, Fluorescent lamp phosphors, Mechanical activation, Oscillation milling, Rare earth elements, SFE, SFT, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, supercritical fluid extraction, Supercritical Fluid Technologies, transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), UV visible spectroscopy, X-ray Photoelectron (XPS) |

Rapid, Safe Extraction of Fat from Dog Food with the SFT-120 SFE

The many dog foods available today are typically composed of protein, fat and carbohydrates. The percentages of these components vary from one brand to another. Sometime this is done to optimize one food for a specific purpose such as weight … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases | Tagged CO2 extraction, entry level SFE, extraction, fat extraction, green extraction, green technology, Nex10, SFE, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, SFT120, SFT120XW, supercritical fluids, veterinary science |

AP-181 – Combinations of Cannabidiol and D9-Tetrahydrocannabinol in Reducing Chemotherapeutic Induced Neuropathic Pain

Diana E. Sepulveda 1,2, Kent E. Vrana 1, Nicholas M. Graziane 1,2,* and Wesley M. Raup-Konsavage 1,* 1 Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA 2 Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Penn State College … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged cannabidiol, cannabinoids, cannabis, CannabisSFE, neuropathic pain, SFT, SP-1100, SP1100, Supercritical Fluid Technologies, tetrahydrocannabinol |

AP-180 – Production of high-purity phospholipid concentrate from buttermilk powder using ethanol-modified supercritical carbon dioxide

Ali Ubeyitogullari 1 and Syed S. H. Rizvi1,2* 1 Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850 2 School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850 ABSTRACT A new strategy to concentrate phospholipids from buttermilk powder … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged Ali Ubeyitogullari, buttermilk, ethanol, extraction, food science, phospholipid, Rizvi, SFE, SFT-250, supercritical carbon dioxide, Ubeyitogullari |

Supercritical Fluid Technologies Updated and Expanded the Capabilities of their HPR SeriesTM Reactors

Supercritical Fluid Technologies, Inc. (SFT) has introduced a new and expanded line of high-pressure reactors for the chemical, polymer and pharmaceutical industries. These bench top reactors are highly versatile, ranging from 50 to 4,000 ml, and capable of operating at … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases, Product News | Tagged high pressure chemistry, high pressure reactors, high-pressure supercritical carbon dioxide, HPR-Series, HPRS, reaction systems, reactors |

AP-179 – Generation of porous starch beads via a 3D food printer: The effects of amylose content and drying technique

Safoura Ahmadzadeh 1, Ali Ubeyitogullari 2 Affiliations 1Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA. 2Department of Food Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72704, USA; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged 3D food printing, Amylose content, Beads, drying, SFT-120, Starch, supercritical carbon dioxide |

AP-178 – Extraction of High-Value Lipids and Phenolic Compounds from Sorghum Bran via a Sequential Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Approach

Arda Tuhanioglu and Ali Ubeyitogullari* ACS Food Sci. Technol. 2022, 2, 12, 1879–1887 Publication Date:November 24, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsfoodscitech.2c00266 Copyright © 2022 American Chemical Society Sorghum bran, containing high-value lipids and phenolic compounds, is an underutilized food processing byproduct. This study … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged carbon dioxide, flavonoids, lipids, phenolic compounds, SFE, sorghum brands, supercritical fluid extraction, wax |

AP-160 – Transformation under pressure: Discovery of a novel crystalline form of anthelmintic drug Praziquantel using high-pressure supercritical carbon dioxide

Lauren MacEachern a,b, Azadeh Kermanshahi-pour a,*, Mahmoud Mirmehrabi b,* a Biorefining and Remediation Laboratory, Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, 1360 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1Z1, Canada b Solid State Pharma Inc., 1489 Hollis Street, … Continue reading →

Posted in Client Applications | Tagged dalhousie university, HPRS, reactors, solid state pharma, supercritical carbon dioxide |