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supercritical fluid

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supercritical fluid [¦sü·pər¦krid·ə·kəl ′flü·əd]
(thermodynamics)
A fluid at a temperature and pressure above its critical point; also, a fluid above its critical temperature regardless of pressure.


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The company's latest SFC/SFE-FT/IR system is said to combine its supercritical fluid chromatography/extraction technology with the recent introduction of its compact, high-performance FT/IR spectrometers to provide researchers with a powerful tool to separate and identify a wide range of compounds.
While conducting research on the extraction of metals with supercritical fluid extraction, the scientists discovered that the common supercritical fluid solvent carbon dioxide forms a stable complex with a macro-cyclic organic molecule called p-tertiary-butylcalix[4]arene.
2] is mixed with a small amount of a relatively benign cosolvent (typically 5% or less), which increases the solvent abilities of the supercritical fluid.
 
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