Stefania Mottola , Antonietta Mancuso , Olga Sacco , Iolanda De Marco , Vincenzo Vaiano
{"title":"Photocatalytic performance assessment of Fe-N co-doped TiO2/β-cyclodextrin hybrid systems prepared by supercritical antisolvent micronization for organic dyes removal","authors":"Stefania Mottola , Antonietta Mancuso , Olga Sacco , Iolanda De Marco , Vincenzo Vaiano","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This work aims to demonstrate that micronized β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) improves the photocatalytic activity of Fe-N-TiO<sub>2</sub>. Fe-N-TiO<sub>2</sub>/β-CD hybrid systems were employed in the photocatalytic removal of Acid Orange7 (AO7) and Methylene Blue (MB). The supercritical antisolvent process (SAS) was used to micronize β-CD at different pressures. The chemical-physical properties of the hybrid photocatalysts were detected through various characterization methods. Wide angle X-ray diffraction patterns evidenced the anatase as the typical TiO<sub>2</sub> crystalline phase. FT-IR spectra showed interactions between β-CD and Fe-N-TiO<sub>2</sub>. The activity of photocatalysts in the degradation of AO7 and MB dyes was analyzed under UV and visible light irradiation. Fe-N-TiO<sub>2</sub>/β-CD120 photocatalyst led to the total UV light-driven discoloration of the AO7 aqueous solution. Instead, the Fe-N-TiO<sub>2</sub>/β-CD120 system allowed for achieving an MB discoloration kinetic constant under visible light higher than the AO7 discoloration kinetic constant. Reuse cycle tests proved that the Fe-N-TiO<sub>2</sub>/β-CD120 sample is a stable photocatalytic material.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106005"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49905505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Controllable cell structures of poly(ether-block-amide) foams via isothermal melt crystallization-foaming in supercritical CO2","authors":"Chenguang Wang, Menglong Xu, Yichong Chen, Zhimei Xu, Ling Zhao, Dongdong Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106030","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>A simple isothermal melt crystallization-foaming method was proposed to regulate the crystallinity (</span><em>X</em><sub>c</sub><span><span>) of PEBA to prepare poly(ether-block-amide) (PEBA) foams with uniform or bimodal cell structures by </span>supercritical CO</span><sub>2</sub>. PEBA with different <em>X</em><sub>c</sub><span> values was obtained by controlling the isothermal crystallization temperature (</span><em>T</em><sub>iso</sub>) and time (<em>t</em><sub>iso</sub><span>). The rheological and DSC<span> results showed that the viscoelasticity and </span></span><em>X</em><sub>c</sub> of the samples increased with decreasing <em>T</em><sub>iso</sub> and increasing <em>t</em><sub>iso</sub>. PEBA foams with <em>X</em><sub>c</sub> above 1.1% exhibited a distinct bimodal cell structure. The increased crystals acted as heterogeneous nucleation sites to increase the cell density from 6.8 × 10<sup>6</sup> cells/cm<sup>3</sup> to 3.58 × 10<sup>10</sup> cells/cm<sup>3</sup>. The size of large cells decreased from 206.4 µm to 48.0 µm, and the number ratio of small to large cells increased from 2.34 to 65 times. Finally, a mechanism to explain the cell structure variation in PEBA foams was proposed, providing a new strategy for regulating the cell structure of polymeric foams.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106030"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49885282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guanyu Jiang, Donghai Xu, Huanteng Liu, Bing He, Lu Liu, Yanhui Li, Jianqiao Yang
{"title":"Insights into oxidation and nitridation of alumina-forming FeCrAl alloy after supercritical water exposure: Effect of pre-corrosion on high-temperature damage behavior","authors":"Guanyu Jiang, Donghai Xu, Huanteng Liu, Bing He, Lu Liu, Yanhui Li, Jianqiao Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>This work investigated the corrosion characteristics of FeCrAl alloy in supercritical<span> water (SCW), and focused on the effect of SCW pre-corrosion on the alloy oxidation and nitridation at 900 °C. FeCrAl alloy formed outer Fe-rich oxides (mainly Fe</span></span><sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub><span>) and inner Fe-Cr-Al oxides during SCW exposure. SCW pre-corrosion made FeCrAl alloy exhibit different morphologies and phase compositions in the same medium. SCW pre-corrosion promoted the deposition of Ni and Mo elements from the autoclave, filling the gaps in flaky oxides by forming Ni- and/or Mo-rich products in air and N</span><sub>2</sub>. Moreover, SCW pre-corrosion avoided the appearance of accelerated nitridation zones in N<sub>2</sub>. However, pre-corrosion caused the preferential diffusion of N<sub>2</sub><span> and air. Outward-diffused Cr ions during SCW exposure reacted with O impurities in N</span><sub>2</sub> to form Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> that easily dissociated N<sub>2</sub>, leading to the development of nitridation towards the alloy interior.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106007"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49905483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiao Feng , Zizhong Zhang , Hongguang Guo , Zhigang Li , Zaixing Huang , Michael Urynowicz
{"title":"Enhancement of biogenic methane production from coal using supercritical CO2","authors":"Xiao Feng , Zizhong Zhang , Hongguang Guo , Zhigang Li , Zaixing Huang , Michael Urynowicz","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>Supercritical CO</span><sub>2</sub> (ScCO<sub>2</sub>) extraction could improve the bioavailability of coal for the enhancement of biogenic methane production. Here, the influence of prolonged ScCO<sub>2</sub> extraction on methane yield was investigated since in-situ ScCO<sub>2</sub> injection is time-consuming. The results showed that the enhancement of biomethane production from coal was negatively correlated with extraction time and extraction yield. With the extension of ScCO<sub>2</sub> extraction time from 0.5 day to 28 days, the methane yield of extracted coals increased by 20.1∼111.4% than that of raw coal. ScCO<sub>2</sub> mainly reacted with the organic structures on the surface of coal (such as the C-O and CH<sub>2</sub>-C<img>O), rarely the skeleton structure. In the prolonged extraction, aromatics were first extracted, then oxygen-containing matters and aliphatics which reduces the methane production of extracted coal but increases the methane generation potential of extractable organic matter. Then, a conceptual model of ScCO<sub>2</sub>-MECBM was proposed for enhancing methane recovery in-situ.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106023"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49885281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriela Marques Bittencourt, Marina dos Reis Simprônio, Isabella Rodrigues Mothé, Giovana Rosa Ferreira, Alessandra Lopes de Oliveira
{"title":"Globe artichoke leaf extracts and production of phytotherapeutic solid lipid particles using high pressure technologies","authors":"Gabriela Marques Bittencourt, Marina dos Reis Simprônio, Isabella Rodrigues Mothé, Giovana Rosa Ferreira, Alessandra Lopes de Oliveira","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106028","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The ethanolic extract of artichoke leaves is phytotherapic. Impregnation is used to protect the bioactive material and is also a means of controlling the release of the encapsulated substance while masking unwanted taste and/or color. This research describes a study of artichoke leaf extraction by five techniques and tested the formations of solid-lipid </span>microparticles<span><span><span> of beeswax and avocado oil loaded with these extracts by PGSS and their particle stability. </span>Pressurized liquid extraction (PLE) using an intermittent process was optimized and presented the highest content of active compounds in the extracts, although the </span>inulin contents (IC) were higher in the extracts obtained by conventional methods. Two different ratios between solid and liquid lipids and the extract (1:2:3 and 1:2:6; w:w:w) were studied. The particles with a major beeswax ratio showed a smaller distribution and average size (74.2 ± 6.2 µm), but no differences were observed in relation to stability. All extraction techniques were able to yield inulin (max. 173.46 ± 1.27 mg</span></span><sub>inulin</sub>/g<sub>extract</sub>), and with PLE only the temperature had a significant effect on the extraction yield under the studied conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106028"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49885276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nedasadat Saadati Ardestani , Seyed Ali Sajadian , Adrián Rojas , Ratna Surya Alwi , L. Antonio Estévez
{"title":"Solubility of famotidine in supercritical carbon dioxide: Experimental measurement and thermodynamic modeling","authors":"Nedasadat Saadati Ardestani , Seyed Ali Sajadian , Adrián Rojas , Ratna Surya Alwi , L. Antonio Estévez","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>In the current study, the solubility of famotidine (FAM) in </span>supercritical<span> carbon dioxide (scCO₂) was experimentally determined for the first time. The FAM solubility in scCO₂, expressed as mole fraction, at different temperatures (308 − 338 K) and pressures (12 − 30 MPa) was found to be in the range of 1.40 × 10</span></span><sup>−6</sup> to 1.11 × 10<sup>−4</sup>. Due to the low solubility of FAM in scCO₂, the gas anti-solvent and supercritical anti-solvent processes can be a good option to generate the nano/micro size particles of this drug. The experimental solubility data were correlated by the density-based models of Bartle <em>et al.</em>, Méndez-Santiago and Teja (MST), Jouyban <em>et al.</em> and Hozhabr <em>et al.</em>, by the non-cubic equation of state PC-SAFT, and by the two versions of the Estévez et al. model (ECM-PR and ECM-RK). According to the modeling results, the Estévez et al. model showed the highest accuracy with AARD values of 9.92 (ECM-PR) and 10.70 (ECM-RK). The empirical models also yielded satisfactory outcomes to the correlation of the solubility of FAM in scCO₂.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106031"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49885277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anna Esperanza Quizon Legaspi, Yoshito Oshima, Makoto Akizuki
{"title":"Solvent effects of water on the decarboxylation of o-phthalic acid in supercritical water","authors":"Anna Esperanza Quizon Legaspi, Yoshito Oshima, Makoto Akizuki","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106032","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Water's effect on <em>o</em><span>-phthalic acid decarboxylation<span><span> was studied by varying the pressure from (20 to 40) MPa at (380, 400, and 420) °C. The rate constants decreased with increasing pressure at (400 and 420) °C, but remained nearly constant at 380 °C. The trends at (400 and 420) °C were explained using Kirkwood theory, which proposed preferential solvation of the reactant over the transition state. The 380 °C trend was thought to be explained by solvent inhomogeneities and water's peculiar behavior near the critical point. Solvent inhomogeneities were most likely responsible when rates remained low despite low </span>dielectric constant values. These inhomogeneities could have caused a higher local dielectric constant around the solute, suppressing the rate in a manner similar to the higher-pressure region. Water, according to these findings, has the greatest influence on the reaction via solvation.</span></span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106032"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49905482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hugo Andersson Dantas Medeiros , Alanderson Arthu Araújo Alves , Jean Luc Daridon , Hosiberto Batista de Sant’Ana , Filipe Xavier Feitosa
{"title":"Fluid phase equilibria of Brazilian presalt crude oil – CO2 systems at high pressure and high temperature","authors":"Hugo Andersson Dantas Medeiros , Alanderson Arthu Araújo Alves , Jean Luc Daridon , Hosiberto Batista de Sant’Ana , Filipe Xavier Feitosa","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper aims to conduct an experimental investigation of the fluid phase behavior of a highly opaque Brazilian pre-salt crude oil-CO<sub>2</sub><span> system, specifically focusing on the occurrence of highly dispersed liquid-liquid transitions. The study involves examining the phase behavior of five global mole compositions [</span><span><math><msub><mrow><mi>z</mi></mrow><mrow><mi>C</mi><msub><mrow><mi>O</mi></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></mrow></msub></math></span>= (37.9, 50.0, 76.6, 80.6, and 84.2) mol%] by using conventional PVT techniques as light scattering, pressure-volume curve, and direct fluid observation through sapphire windows. When other techniques were ineffective, a high-pressure microscope coupled with a short-wave infrared apparatus (SWIR camera and light source) was used for complex fluid inspection.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106033"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49905486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Guoxing Li , Hao Chen , Yipu Zhang , Hongming Xu , Mingbo Niu , Chuang Yang
{"title":"Development of a detailed kinetic model for high-pressure ethanol oxidation in gas phase and supercritical water","authors":"Guoxing Li , Hao Chen , Yipu Zhang , Hongming Xu , Mingbo Niu , Chuang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106025","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span><span>The present study aims to develop a detailed chemical kinetic model for high-pressure ethanol </span>oxidation<span> in the gas phase and supercritical<span> water (SCW). Kinetic parameters for key elementary reactions involving HO</span></span></span><sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>3</sub><span>OO radicals were updated, deriving from a careful analysis of ignition delay data or analogy. The model performance is validated comprehensively by comparison to a wide variety of recent experimental data from both gas-phase and SCW conditions. The model predicted ignition delay times and speciation measurements (15–60 bar) in the gas phase fairly well. Additionally, the model showed satisfactory performance in reproducing the species concentration profiles at SCW conditions. A comparative kinetic analysis was further conducted to investigate the characteristic differences and similarities of ethanol oxidation at the two conditions. The results indicated SCW lowered the onset temperature for ethanol ignition and facilitated the ethanol oxidation rate, but did not introduce additional oxidation pathways.</span></p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106025"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49885275","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lehao Hu , Qinghua Deng , Zhouyang Liu , Jun Li , Zhenping Feng
{"title":"Model of skin friction coefficient in a supercritical CO2 turbine-alternator-compressor unit","authors":"Lehao Hu , Qinghua Deng , Zhouyang Liu , Jun Li , Zhenping Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2023.106027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><span>To accurately predict shaft-type and disk-type windage losses in gaps of supercritical CO</span><sub>2</sub> (sCO<sub>2</sub><span>) turbine-alternator-compressor (TAC) units, the factors influencing skin friction coefficients </span><em>C</em><sub>f,s</sub> and <em>C</em><sub>f,d</sub> are investigated, the flow characteristics are analyzed, and the models of <em>C</em><sub>f,s</sub> and C<sub>f,d</sub> are proposed. The results reveal the <em>C</em><sub>f,s</sub> and <em>C</em><sub>f,d</sub> decrease with Reynolds number <em>Re</em> increasing, but rise as pressure ratio <em>π</em> and radius ratio <em>η</em><span>. The leakage flow rate remains constant for </span><em>Re</em> < 10<sup>5</sup> and decreases when <em>Re</em> ≥ 10<sup>5</sup> as <em>Re</em> increases, but grows with <em>π</em> and <em>η</em>. Furthermore, the influences of <em>Re</em> on flow are minor compared to <em>π</em>, and vorticity growth with <em>η</em> increases flow instability, which makes corresponding <em>C</em><sub>f,s</sub> and <em>C</em><sub>f,d</sub> grow. The maximal relative deviations of 5.24% and 4.87% prove the proposed models are reliable. These conclusions accurately predict windage loss in whole gaps of TAC units, which helps design small sCO<sub>2</sub> power devices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"201 ","pages":"Article 106027"},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49905481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}