Research Initiation Award: Rates and Equilibria in Supercritical Extraction from Solid Matrices

对超临界流体萃取过程中的传质效应进行了研究。吸附和解吸速率以及平衡状态将用高压重量计装置测定。超临界流体萃取有望作为一种环保的方法来回收重要的化学物质。该项目将为未来工艺的设计和经济评估提供重要数据。

A study of mass transfer effects in extraction with supercritical fluids will be undertaken. Rates of adsorption and desorption as well as equilibrium states are to be determined with a high pressure gravimetric device. Supercritical fluid extraction holds promise as an environmentally friendly approach to the recovery of important chemical species. This project will provide important data for the design and economic evaluation of prospective processes.