Discover the many new and emerging applications of supercritical water as a green solvent
Drawing from thousands of original research articles, this book reviews and summarizes what is currently known about the properties and uses of supercritical water. In particular, it focuses on new and emerging applications of supercritical water as a green solvent, including the catalytic conversion of biomass into fuels and the oxidation of hazardous materials.
Supercritical Water begins with an introduction that defines supercritical fluids in general. It then defines supercritical water in particular, using the saturation curve to illustrate its relationship to regular water. Following this introduction, the book:
- Describes the bulk macroscopic properties of supercritical water, using equations of state to explain temperature-pressure-density relationships
- Examines supercritical water’s molecular properties, setting forth the latest experimental data as well as computer simulations that shed new light on structure and dynamics
- Explores the solubilities of gases, organic substances, salts, and ions in supercritical water in terms of the relevant phase equilibria
- Sets forth the practical uses of supercritical water at both small scales and full industrial scales
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