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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 |

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-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 |

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 |

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-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 |