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October 2025: We Are Moving to STAR Campus!
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May 2025: Celebrating 30 Years of SFT!
Celebrating 30 years of providing top-quality equipment and dedicated support to our amazing customers. Thank you for being a part of our journey.
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March 2025: “Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from Rice Husk via Ethanol-water-modified Supercritical Carbon Dioxide”1
Researchers in the University of Arkansas’ Department of Food Science have developed a method extract high-value phenolic compounds from rice husk using supercritical carbon dioxide (sc–CO2) technology. Rice husk, a rice processing byproduct generated in large quantities (~20% of the … Continue reading
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February 2025: Anxiolytic Activity of a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extract of Souroubea sympetaly (Marcgraviaceae)
Anxiolytic Activity of a Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extract of Souroubea sympetaly (Marcgraviaceae); Martha Mullally, Kari Kramp, Chris Cayer, Ammar Saleem, Fida Ahmed, Calum McRae, John Baker, Andrew Goulah, Marco Otorola, Pablo Sanchez, Mario Garcia, Luis Poveda, Zul Merali, Tony Durst, … Continue reading
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January 2025: Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Essential Oil from Curcuma wenyujin Rhizomes
A collaborative research team from the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and the Peking Union Medical College, Haikou 570311, China(1), used an SFT-110 SFE to isolate essential oil extracted from Curcuma wenyujin rhizomes. (Note: The … Continue reading
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January 2025: Quantitative Analysis of Bio accessible Phenolic Compounds in Aegean Bee Bread
A novel application for supercritical CO2 extraction was investigated by scientists in the Department of Analytical Chemistry at Bezmialem Vakıf University in Turkey. The method they developed and performed on Bee Bread utilized a SFT-120 SFE/Nex10 sc-CO2 Pump to explore … Continue reading
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October 2024: Employing the MicroReactor to explore Copper Catalyzed Alkylation of Nitroalkanes in Supercritical CO2
Our Colleagues at the University of Delaware in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Watson group employed the Supercritical Fluid Technologies Inc. MicroReactor to explore examine the copper catalyzed alkylation of nitroalkanes, a “post-Heck” cross-coupling reaction recently developed in the … Continue reading
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May 2024: Supercritical Water Oxidation and Supercritical/Sub-Critical Water Biomass Processing – Custom Solutions
Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) has several well documented applications. It may be used to purify a material by breaking down any contaminants present into harmless compounds, or to take a known hazardous material and break it down into simple, safe … Continue reading
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March 2024: Anti-Inflammation and Anti-Tumor Properties Found in the Oils Extracted from Rosemary Leaves with Supercritical CO2
Rosemary is a perennial herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves that are commonly used to add flavor when cooking. It is widely grown in the Mediterranean region and in much of southern Europe. It has been found to act both … Continue reading
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February 2024: Quantitative Analysis of Fat Content in Foods using the SFT-130A Supercritical Fluid Extraction System
The standard method to analyze the fat content in food products uses a large quantity of organic solvent. Elimination of this solvent consumption is possible through a method employing supercritical carbon dioxide in place of the non-polar solvent that’s typically … Continue reading
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December 2023: Extracting of Omega-3 Rich Oil from Hake Fish with Supercritical Fluid CO2
Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), especially omega-3 fatty acids, are an area of much interest and extensive scientific research in recent years. There are numerous articles available in various scientific publications about the presence and value of PUFAs present in food … Continue reading
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: November 2023: Extraction of High-Value Lipids and Phenolic Compounds Using the SFT-120SFE System
Sorghum Bran is an abundant source of various high-valve bioactive compounds. Many of these compounds contain significant quantities of lipids, phenolic and other acids. These flavonoids are known to offer a variety of benefits in medicinal chemistry due to their … Continue reading
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September 2023: Extracting Phenolic Compounds from Rice Husk with Supercritical CO2
Extracting Phenolic Compounds from Rice Husk with Supercritical CO2 In much of the world, rice is a primary food source. Every year, large amounts of rice husk are left over from rice processing, requiring disposal. While generally considered worthless, rice … Continue reading
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August 2023: 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
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June 2023: 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
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April 2023: 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
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March 2023: 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
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February 2023: 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
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February 2023: 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
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May 2022: Phytochemical Extraction for the Food industry with the SFT-120XW
Lycopene, polyphenols, kavalactones, tocopherol, and Omega-3 fatty acids are all examples of naturally occurring phytochemicals, which are typically biologically active compounds that are important additives used in the food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic industries. To develop a comprehensive method to perform … Continue reading