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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 →

Posted in Press Releases | Tagged antioxidants, CO2, phenolic compounds, rice, rice extraction, SC CO2, SFE, SFT, SFT-110, SFT-110XW, SFT-120, SFT-120XW, supercritical fluids |

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 |

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 |

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-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 |

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 →

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