Quantum chemical investigations on molecular clusters

SR Gadre, SD Yeole, N Sahu - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
A cluster is an aggregate of bound atoms or molecules, intermediate in size between a
molecule and a bulk solid. Clusters of a variety of molecules are receiving increasing …

Solubilities in supercritical fluids

DE Knox - Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2005 - degruyter.com
Solubilities in supercritical fluids are of great importance in a wide variety of applications.
These applications include: production of controlled drug delivery systems, powder …

[HTML][HTML] A perspective of low carbon lithium-ion battery recycling technology

YS Zhang, K Schneider, H Qiu, HL Zhu - Carbon Capture Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the significant rise in the application of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) in electromobility, the
amount of spent LIBs is also increasing. LIB recycling technologies which conserve …

How entrainers enhance solubility in supercritical carbon dioxide

S Shimizu, S Abbott - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2016 - ACS Publications
Supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) on its own can be a relatively poor solvent. However,
the addition at relatively modest concentration of “entrainers”, simple solvent molecules such …

Super-efficient surfactant for stabilizing water-in-carbon dioxide microemulsions

M Sagisaka, S Iwama, S Hasegawa, A Yoshizawa… - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
The fluorinated double-tailed glutarate anionic surfactant, sodium 1, 5-bis [(1 H, 1 H, 2 H, 2 H-
perfluorodecyl) oxy]-1, 5-dioxopentane-2-sulfonate (8FG (EO) 2), was found to stabilize …

Nanostructures in Water-in-CO2 Microemulsions Stabilized by Double-Chain Fluorocarbon Solubilizers

M Sagisaka, S Iwama, S Ono, A Yoshizawa… - Langmuir, 2013 - ACS Publications
High-pressure small-angle neutron scattering (HP-SANS) studies were conducted to
investigate nanostructures and interfacial properties of water-in-supercritical CO2 (W/CO2) …

Measurement of entrainer effects of water and ethanol on solubility of caffeine in supercritical carbon dioxide by FT-IR spectroscopy

Y Iwai, H Nagano, GS Lee, M Uno, Y Arai - The Journal of supercritical …, 2006 - Elsevier
The solubilities of caffeine in supercritical CO2, supercritical CO2+ water, supercritical CO2+
ethanol, and supercritical CO2+ water+ ethanol were measured with a circulation-type …

Genetic algorithm optimization of supercritical fluid extraction of nimbin from neem seeds

G Zahedi, A Elkamel, A Lohi - Journal of food engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
The subject of this study is to optimize supercritical extraction of nimbin from neem seeds
using a Genetic Algorithm (GA) technique. In order to investigate the effect of parameters on …

Amphiphile self-assemblies in supercritical CO 2 and ionic liquids

J Zhang, L Peng, B Han - Soft Matter, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Supercritical (sc) CO2 and ionic liquids (ILs) are very attractive green solvents with tunable
properties. Using scCO2 and ILs as alternatives of conventional solvents (water and oil) for …

Selection of a suitable ligand for the supercritical extraction of gold from a low-grade refractory tailing

LD Van Dyk, G Mawire, JH Potgieter… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Reprocessing tailings for gold recovery is generating new low-grade refractory secondary
tailings. Unlocking gold trapped within these secondary tailings potentially holds additional …