Green Sustainable Processes for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Green Solvent

Green Sustainable Processes for Chemical and Environmental Engineering and Science: Supercritical Carbon Dioxide as Green Solvent provides an in-depth review on the area of green processes for the industry, focusing on the separation, purification and extraction of medicinal, biological and bioactive compounds utilizing supercritical carbon dioxide as a green solvent and their applications in pharmaceuticals, polymers, leather, paper, water filtration, textiles and more. Chapters explore polymerization, polymer composite production, polymer blending, particle production, microcellular foaming, polymer processing using supercritical carbon dioxide, and a method for the production of micro- and nano-scale particles using supercritical carbon dioxide that focuses on the pharmaceutical industry. A brief introduction and limitations to the practical use of supercritical carbon dioxide as a reaction medium are also discussed, as are the applications of supercritical carbon dioxide in the semiconductor processing industry for wafer processing and its advantages and obstacles. Reviews available green solvents for extraction, separation, purification and synthesis Outlines environmentally friendly chemical processes in many applications, i.e., organic reactions, metal recovery, etc. Includes numerous, real industrial applications, such as polymers, pharmaceuticals, leather, paper, water filtration, textiles, food, oils and fats, and more.Gives detailed accounts of the application of supercritical CO2 in polymer production and processing Provides a process for extraction, separation and purification of compounds of biological medicinal importanceGives methods for nanoparticle production using supercritical carbon dioxideProvides a systematic discussion on the solubility of organic and organometallic compounds INDICE: 1. Extraction of bio-oils from algae using supercritical carbon dioxide 2. Extraction of green propolis using supercritical carbon dioxide 3. Supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of medicinal plants 4. Super critical carbon dioxide extraction of marigold 5. Solubility of organic compounds in supercritical carbon dioxide 6. Solubility of organometallic complexes in supercritical carbon dioxide 7. Extraction of phytochemicals from saffron by supercritical carbon dioxide 8. Extraction of bioactive compounds 9. Modeling of supercritical carbon dioxide green solvents in extraction 10. Industrial polymer synthesis using supercritical carbon dioxide 11. Supercritical carbon dioxide for leather processing 12. Disinfection of papers contaminated with fungi using supercritical carbon dioxide 13. Dairy products processing using supercritical carbon dioxide 14. Use of supercritical carbon dioxide in membranes filtration 15. Applications of supercritical carbon dioxide in textile industry 16. Extraction of food products using supercritical carbon dioxide 17. Decaffeination using supercritical carbon dioxide 18. Supercritical-fluid extraction of lycopene from tomatoes 19. Dry-cleaning using supercritical carbon dioxide 20. Hydrogenation of fats and oils using supercritical carbon dioxide 21. Metal recovery using supercritical carbon dioxide 22. The production of fluoropolymers using supercritical CO2 23. Use of supercritical CO2 in alkylations reactions 24. Use of supercritical CO2 in hydroformylations reactions 25. Use of supercritical CO2 in hydrogenation reactions, 26. Use of supercritical CO2 in wafer processing 27. Production of micro- and nano-scale particles using supercritical CO2 28. Polymer production and processing using supercritical carbon dioxide

• ISBN: 978-0-12-817388-6
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 560
• Fecha Publicación: 31/10/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés