Author Archives: Heather Cloud

Why Reaction Chemistry in Supercritical CO2?

Supercritical CO2 (SF CO2) is a solvent that can be used as an alternative to hexane and other organic solvents when running chemical reactions. Working under moderate pressures, just over 1,100 psi. and very moderate temperatures just above 31oC, liquid … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases | Tagged CO2, HPR, HPRS, Reaction chemistry, SFR, SFT, supercritical fluids |

AP-201 – Parametric analysis and machine learning for enhanced recovery of high-value sugar from date fruits using supercritical CO2 with co-solvents

Jawaher AlYammahi a,b, Ahmad S. Darwish a,b, Tarek Lemaoui a,c, Inas M. AlNashef a,b,c, Shadi W. Hasan a,b,c, Hanifa Taher a,d, Fawzi Banat a,b,* a Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, PO Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged date extracts, high-value sugar, Inc, Nex10, SFE, SFT, SFT-120, Supercritical Fluid Technologies |

AP-200 – Density of marine lipids in equilibrium with carbon dioxide

Bernhard Seifried, Feral Temelli∗ Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, 2-06C Agriculture/Forestry Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5 The density of marine lipids in equilibrium with carbon dioxide (CO2) was determined using a view cell equipped … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged fish oil, lipids, SFE, SFE marine lipids, SFT, SFT-110, SFT120, supercritical extraction, volumetric expansion |

AP-199 – Influence of the Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE) on Food Bioactives

Samuel Perez-Vega, Ivan Salmeron, Ildebrando Perez-Reyes, Ebenezer Kwofie, and Michael Ngadi S. Perez-Vega (*) · I. Salmeron · I. Perez-Reyes School of Chemical Science, Autonomous, University of Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico e-mail: sperez@uach.mx E. Kwofie · M. Ngadi (*) Bioresource Engineering … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged antioxidants, bioactives, SFT, SFT-110, SFT-120, supercritical fluid extraction |

AP-198 – Supercritical and subcritical extraction of ursolic acid and polyphenols from apple pomace: Effect of variables on composition and antioxidant capacity

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged antioxidant, apple, apple pomace, extraction, oats, SFE, SFT, SFT-100, SFT-110, SFT-120, supercritical extraction, ursolic acid |

AP-197 – Evaluation of different variables on the supercritical CO2 extraction of oat (Avena sativa L.) oil; main fatty acids, polyphenols, and antioxident content

Kenia Fernandez-Acostaa, Ivan Salmerona, David Chavez-Floresa, Ildebrando Perez-Reyesa, Victor Ramosa, Michael Ngadih, Ebenezer M. Kwofieb, Samuel Perez-Vegaa,* a School of Chemical Science, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Circuit 1, New University Campus, CP 31125, Chihuahua, Mexico b Bioresource Engineering Department, McGill … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged antioxidants, fatty acids, oat oil, polyphenols, SFE, SFT, SFT-100, SFT-110, SFT-120, supercritical extraction, supercritical fluid extraction |

AP-196 – Optimization of supercritical fluid extraction of polyphenols from oats (Avena sativa L.) and their antioxidant activities

Yessica Escobedo-Flores, David Chavez-Flores, Ivan Salmeron, Carlos Molina-Guerrero, Samuel Perez-Vega* School of Chemical Science, Autonomous University of Chihuahua, Circuit 1, New University Campus, CP 31125 Chihuahua, Mexico This research explores the effects of pressure and temperature on the supercritical extraction … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged anitoxidants, CO2, Inc, oats, optimizations, polyphenols, SFE, SFT-10, SFT-100, SFT-120, SFT110, SFT120XW, supercritical extraction, Supercritical Fluid Technologies |

AP-195 – Effect of phase compatibility on the foaming behavior of LDPE/HDPEand LDPE/PP blends with subcritical CO2as the blowing agent

Chen Wana, Gangwei Sunb, Feng Gaoa, Tao Liua,∗, Mohamed Esseghirc,∗, Ling Zhaoa,Weikang Yuanaa Shanghai Key Laboratory of Multiphase Materials Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR Chinab Dow Chemical China Co. Ltd., Elastomers, Electrical & … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged CO2, CO2diffusion, Compatibility, extrusion foaming, LDPE blend, Rheology, septech, SFT inc, SFT-10, Supercritical Fluid tech |

AP-194 – Aerogel nanoarchitectonics based on cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibers from eucalyptus pulp: preparation and comparative study

Wenkai Zhu . Yang Zhang . Xiaoyu Wang . Yan Wu . Minsu Han . Jungmok You . Chong Jia . Jeonghun Kim Abstract Nanocellulose-based materials have attracted significant attention because of their attractive advantages. Particularly, aerogel, a porous nanocellulose … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged aerogels, cellulose nanocrystals, drying, eucalyptus, HPRS, nanjing, nanofibers, septech, SFE, SFT, SFT-10, SFT-110, SFT-120, Supercritical CO2, supercritical drying, supercritical fluids |

SFT’s Malaysian Distributor Conducts Customer Training Workshop

SFT’s Distributor in Malaysia, Interscience Sdn Bhd, recently held a workshop for SFT customers in Malaysia. The workshop’s objective was to provide training to new SFT users and a refresher to existing users. A PowerPoint presentation on theory and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases | Tagged ABI Technology, CO2, CO2 extraction, extraction, Inc, Interscience, SFE high pressure, SFT, SFT-150, Supercritical Fluid tech, Supercritical Fluid Technologies |

AP-193 – CNT@Cu3(BTC)2 and MetalOrganic Frameworks for Separation of CO2/CH4 Mixture

Zhonghua Xiang,† Xuan Peng,‡ Xuan Cheng,† Xiujin Li,§ and Dapeng Cao*,† †Division of Molecular and Materials Simulation, State Key Laboratory of OrganicInorganic Composites, ‡College of Information Science, and §Department of Environmental Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China … Continue reading →

Posted in Technical Notes | Tagged CO2, CO2 drying, critical point dryer, dryer, septech, SFE, SFT, SFT-100XW, SFT-110XW, SFT-120XW, supercritical fluids |