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Physico — Chemical Properties of Supercritical Fluids

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Analytical Supercritical Fluid Extraction

Abstract

A supercritical fluid (SF) is a state where matter is compressible and behaves as a gas (i.e. it fills and takes the shape of its container), which is not the case when it is in a liquid state (an incompressible fluid that occupies the bottom of its container). However, a supercritical fluid has the typical density of a liquid (between 0.1 and l.0g/ml) and hence its characteristic dissolving power. Finally, an SF can also be defined as a heavy gas with a controllable dissolving power or as a form of matter in which the liquid and gaseous state are indistinguishable.

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Avda. San Alberto Magno, s/n, E-14004, Cordoba, Spain

    Professor Maria Dolores Luque de Castro, Professor Dr. Miguel Valcárcel & Dr. Maria Teresa Tena

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de Castro, M.D.L., Valcárcel, M., Tena, M.T. (1994). Physico — Chemical Properties of Supercritical Fluids. In: Analytical Supercritical Fluid Extraction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78673-0_2

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