Pub Date : 2026-02-04DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106923
Yuguang Chen, Zhiheng Wang, Guang Xi
This paper investigates the influence of equation of state (EOS) on the non-equilibrium condensation (NEC) phenomenon of CO2 in the Laval nozzle. First, the NEC model based on droplet nucleation theory was established. Subsequently, a procedure for generating thermophysical property tables based on the SW EOS was developed, and full-property formulations for cubic EOSs (PR, RK, and SRK) were derived. All EOSs were implemented into the solver via C programming. The results demonstrate that, compared with the built-in EOS of the solver, the proposed property model incorporating full real gas effects exhibits superior predictive performance. The SW EOS is not adopted due to its poor prediction of the condensation onset location. The cubic EOSs yield similar results for subsonic condensation; however, for supersonic condensation occurring in the divergent section of the nozzle, the PR EOS and SRK EOS still predict unsatisfactory condensation onset locations. Therefore, this study ultimately recommends the use of the RK EOS for predicting NEC of CO2, as it provides a balanced accuracy in predicting both the condensation onset location and the pressure distribution.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-04DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106924
Uma Sankar Behera , Hakyeong Kim , Hun-Soo Byun
The growing industrial relevance of phenylacetate derivatives, driven by their unique properties and wide-ranging applications, underscores the importance of accurate vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) data, particularly for separation processes using supercritical CO2 as a sustainable solvent. This study investigates the phase behavior of binary systems composed of CO2 with allyl, amyl, and benzyl phenylacetates over a temperature range of 313.2–393.2 K and pressures up to 24.97 MPa. Literature studies and thermodynamic databases such as DETHERM and DECHEMA indicate that phase equilibrium data for these systems under supercritical conditions have not been reported previously. The pressure–temperature profiles revealed that the critical mixture curves connect the critical points of the pure components, exhibiting Type-I behavior as described by van Konynenburg and Scott. In all three systems, increasing the phenylacetate concentration enhanced solubility and reduced system pressure at constant temperature. The experimental bubble point data were fitted using the Peng–Robinson equation of state (PR EoS) combined with the van der Waals one-fluid mixing rule. The binary interaction parameters were optimized for each system: allyl phenylacetate (kij = 0.040, ηij = –0.040), amyl phenylacetate (kij = 0.055, ηij = –0.045), and benzyl phenylacetate (kij = 0.040, ηij = –0.050). The model demonstrated good agreement with the experimental measurements, yielding root mean square deviation (RMSD) values between 5.64 % and 8.86 % across all investigated systems and operating conditions.
{"title":"Phase equilibria of solution mixture for allyl phenylacetate, amyl phenylacetate and benzyl phenylacetate systems under supercritical CO2","authors":"Uma Sankar Behera , Hakyeong Kim , Hun-Soo Byun","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106924","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106924","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The growing industrial relevance of phenylacetate derivatives, driven by their unique properties and wide-ranging applications, underscores the importance of accurate vapor–liquid equilibrium (VLE) data, particularly for separation processes using supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> as a sustainable solvent. This study investigates the phase behavior of binary systems composed of CO<sub>2</sub> with allyl, amyl, and benzyl phenylacetates over a temperature range of 313.2–393.2 K and pressures up to 24.97 MPa. Literature studies and thermodynamic databases such as DETHERM and DECHEMA indicate that phase equilibrium data for these systems under supercritical conditions have not been reported previously. The pressure–temperature profiles revealed that the critical mixture curves connect the critical points of the pure components, exhibiting Type-I behavior as described by van Konynenburg and Scott. In all three systems, increasing the phenylacetate concentration enhanced solubility and reduced system pressure at constant temperature. The experimental bubble point data were fitted using the Peng–Robinson equation of state (PR EoS) combined with the van der Waals one-fluid mixing rule. The binary interaction parameters were optimized for each system: allyl phenylacetate (k<sub>ij</sub> = 0.040, η<sub>ij</sub> = –0.040), amyl phenylacetate (k<sub>ij</sub> = 0.055, η<sub>ij</sub> = –0.045), and benzyl phenylacetate (k<sub>ij</sub> = 0.040, η<sub>ij</sub> = –0.050). The model demonstrated good agreement with the experimental measurements, yielding root mean square deviation (RMSD) values between 5.64 % and 8.86 % across all investigated systems and operating conditions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"232 ","pages":"Article 106924"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146134624","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}
Pub Date : 2026-02-03DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106922
Maria Chiara Iannaco, Stefania Mottola, Iolanda De Marco
Enhancing the release profile of poorly permeable drugs remains a major challenge in the pharmaceutical field. Coprecipitation with hydrophilic polymers offers a promising strategy to address this issue. The performance of drug delivery systems is largely influenced by particle size, shape, and distribution, critical factors for achieving controlled release and enhanced bioavailability. This study compares two micronization techniques, Supercritical Assisted Atomization (SAA) and Supercritical AntiSolvent (SAS) process, for the coprecipitation of the Acyclovir/Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) system. The effects of polymer-to-drug ratio and total solute concentration were evaluated with respect to particle morphology and size distribution. The thermal behavior, drug loading efficiency, and release profile of the coprecipitates were also examined. Spherical microparticles with a D50 ranging from 0.54 to 0.93 μm and a D90 below 1.7 μm, were successfully produced via SAA, while SAS yielded smaller particles, with D50 between 0.35 and 0.68 μm and D90 lower than 1.06 μm, indicating high sample uniformity. UV–vis analysis revealed high Acyclovir loading efficiencies for SAA microparticles (80–98 %), with slightly lower values for SAS (74–82 %). The in vitro release experiments showed that incorporating PVP markedly improved the drug’s release profile, supporting the effectiveness of supercritical processing methods in enhancing drug dissolution rate and potentially improving the bioavailability of compounds with permeability-limited absorption.
{"title":"Engineering Acyclovir-PVP coprecipitated microparticles obtained via different supercritical processes","authors":"Maria Chiara Iannaco, Stefania Mottola, Iolanda De Marco","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106922","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106922","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Enhancing the release profile of poorly permeable drugs remains a major challenge in the pharmaceutical field. Coprecipitation with hydrophilic polymers offers a promising strategy to address this issue. The performance of drug delivery systems is largely influenced by particle size, shape, and distribution, critical factors for achieving controlled release and enhanced bioavailability. This study compares two micronization techniques, Supercritical Assisted Atomization (SAA) and Supercritical AntiSolvent (SAS) process, for the coprecipitation of the Acyclovir/Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) system. The effects of polymer-to-drug ratio and total solute concentration were evaluated with respect to particle morphology and size distribution. The thermal behavior, drug loading efficiency, and release profile of the coprecipitates were also examined. Spherical microparticles with a D<sub>50</sub> ranging from 0.54 to 0.93 μm and a D<sub>90</sub> below 1.7 μm, were successfully produced via SAA, while SAS yielded smaller particles, with D<sub>50</sub> between 0.35 and 0.68 μm and D<sub>90</sub> lower than 1.06 μm, indicating high sample uniformity. UV–vis analysis revealed high Acyclovir loading efficiencies for SAA microparticles (80–98 %), with slightly lower values for SAS (74–82 %). The in vitro release experiments showed that incorporating PVP markedly improved the drug’s release profile, supporting the effectiveness of supercritical processing methods in enhancing drug dissolution rate and potentially improving the bioavailability of compounds with permeability-limited absorption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"232 ","pages":"Article 106922"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146109702","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}
Pub Date : 2026-02-03DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106920
Yumi Okita, Yoshito Oshima, Makoto Akizuki
Subcritical and supercritical water have attracted attention as tunable reaction media for organic reactions because their properties can be adjusted by controlling temperature and pressure. It is expected that the appropriate solvent properties will be used for each step of a multi-step reaction process by changing only the temperature and pressure. In this study, α-pinene was converted to p-cymene using a two-stage flow reactor where subcritical and supercritical water were used as solvents. The synthesis involved acid-catalyzed isomerization and oxidative dehydrogenation. For determining appropriate reaction conditions for acid-catalyzed isomerization with WOX/TiO2 as a solid catalyst (first stage) and oxidative dehydrogenation (second stage), the temperature, pressure, initial concentration of oxidant (second stage), and starting compound (second stage) for each stage were investigated. The results confirm that the maximum yield of p-cymene exceeded 0.4 when the first stage temperature was set to 250 °C or 300 °C; the second stage temperature was set to 400 °C, and the pressure for both stages was set to 30 MPa. This yield value was approximately twice as large compared to the yield values of p-cymene synthesized in a single-stage flow reactor in supercritical water at 400 °C and 30 MPa. The first stage involved ion-mediated reactions, while the second stage involved radical-mediated reactions. Since the reactivity of these reactions differs between subcritical and supercritical water, and the reactivity can be adjusted by pressure, combining subcritical and supercritical conditions in two-stage reactors increased the target product yield.
{"title":"Two-stage flow reactions of α-pinene to p-cymene by combining subcritical and supercritical water","authors":"Yumi Okita, Yoshito Oshima, Makoto Akizuki","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106920","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106920","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Subcritical and supercritical water have attracted attention as tunable reaction media for organic reactions because their properties can be adjusted by controlling temperature and pressure. It is expected that the appropriate solvent properties will be used for each step of a multi-step reaction process by changing only the temperature and pressure. In this study, <em>α</em>-pinene was converted to <em>p</em>-cymene using a two-stage flow reactor where subcritical and supercritical water were used as solvents. The synthesis involved acid-catalyzed isomerization and oxidative dehydrogenation. For determining appropriate reaction conditions for acid-catalyzed isomerization with WO<sub>X</sub>/TiO<sub>2</sub> as a solid catalyst (first stage) and oxidative dehydrogenation (second stage), the temperature, pressure, initial concentration of oxidant (second stage), and starting compound (second stage) for each stage were investigated. The results confirm that the maximum yield of <em>p</em>-cymene exceeded 0.4 when the first stage temperature was set to 250 °C or 300 °C; the second stage temperature was set to 400 °C, and the pressure for both stages was set to 30 MPa. This yield value was approximately twice as large compared to the yield values of <em>p</em>-cymene synthesized in a single-stage flow reactor in supercritical water at 400 °C and 30 MPa. The first stage involved ion-mediated reactions, while the second stage involved radical-mediated reactions. Since the reactivity of these reactions differs between subcritical and supercritical water, and the reactivity can be adjusted by pressure, combining subcritical and supercritical conditions in two-stage reactors increased the target product yield.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"232 ","pages":"Article 106920"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146109699","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}
EASCFE combines enzymatic hydrolysis with Supercritical Fluid Extraction, offering an innovative and environmentally friendly method for extracting valuable bioactive compounds from complex natural matrices. This comprehensive review explores the principles, mechanisms, and operational parameters governing EASCFE, with a focus on enzyme activity modulation and the role of supercritical CO2 under varying extraction conditions. Special emphasis is placed on optimizing parameters such as temperature, pH, pressure, enzyme concentration, and the use of co-solvents to improve extraction efficiency. The review also highlights the broad applications of EASCFE, including the recovery of Essential Oils, polyphenols, pigments, lipids, vitamins, and other secondary metabolites. A comparison of traditional and novel extraction methods, such as Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Microwave-Assisted Extraction, emphasizes the benefits of EASCFE regarding selectivity, efficiency, and the preservation of compounds. By integrating enzymatic specificity with the unique solvating power of supercritical fluids, EASCFE emerges as a promising green extraction technology with considerable promise in the food, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical sectors. Future research directions focus on process scale-up, enzyme engineering, and the development of cost-effective industrial applications.
{"title":"Synergistic extraction technologies: A comprehensive review of EASCFE and its applications","authors":"Rajanikanta Acharya , Mydavolu Sai Niharika , Divina Christopher, Anitha Anbalagan, Meenakshi Sundaram Muthuraman","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106885","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106885","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>EASCFE combines enzymatic hydrolysis with Supercritical Fluid Extraction, offering an innovative and environmentally friendly method for extracting valuable bioactive compounds from complex natural matrices. This comprehensive review explores the principles, mechanisms, and operational parameters governing EASCFE, with a focus on enzyme activity modulation and the role of supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> under varying extraction conditions. Special emphasis is placed on optimizing parameters such as temperature, pH, pressure, enzyme concentration, and the use of co-solvents to improve extraction efficiency. The review also highlights the broad applications of EASCFE, including the recovery of Essential Oils, polyphenols, pigments, lipids, vitamins, and other secondary metabolites. A comparison of traditional and novel extraction methods, such as Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Microwave-Assisted Extraction, emphasizes the benefits of EASCFE regarding selectivity, efficiency, and the preservation of compounds. By integrating enzymatic specificity with the unique solvating power of supercritical fluids, EASCFE emerges as a promising green extraction technology with considerable promise in the food, pharmaceutical, and nutraceutical sectors. Future research directions focus on process scale-up, enzyme engineering, and the development of cost-effective industrial applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"232 ","pages":"Article 106885"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146109704","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}
Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foam has extensively application in vibration damping, sport protective materials and other fields due to excellent elasticity and lightweight properties. The advantages of non-toxicity, low cost and non-combustibility, resulting from the use of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2) foaming, have emerged as a desirable method for producing TPU foam compared to traditional chemical foaming. However, the TPU foam produced by scCO2 foaming will shrink severely, which seriously limits the applications of TPU foam. Therefore, a strategy to regulate the matrix strength of TPU by adding a second PLA phase and to control the crystallization behavior through pre-isothermal crystallization was proposed to control the foaming behavior of the TPU/PLA blend in this research. The results showed that the cell structure can be optimized and the final expansion ratio can be improved obviously by pre-isothermal crystallization foaming with the best final expansion ratio of 11.6 times. Moreover, the mechanism of shrink behavior was verified by Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW) model. In addition, the maximum stress and energy loss ecoefficiency of TPU/PLA foam can also be optimized by pre-isothermal crystallization foaming due to the uniform cell structure and increased crystallinity. This paper provides a new approach to produce a high expansion ratio TPU foam with satisfactory cyclic compressive properties.
{"title":"A supercritical carbon dioxide pre-isothermal crystallization foaming strategy for lightweight TPU/PLA composite foam with enhanced compressive strength and elasticity","authors":"Huazhen Jiang, Panfeng Shao, Guangxian Li, Xia Liao","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106921","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106921","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) foam has extensively application in vibration damping, sport protective materials and other fields due to excellent elasticity and lightweight properties. The advantages of non-toxicity, low cost and non-combustibility, resulting from the use of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO<sub>2</sub>) foaming, have emerged as a desirable method for producing TPU foam compared to traditional chemical foaming. However, the TPU foam produced by scCO<sub>2</sub> foaming will shrink severely, which seriously limits the applications of TPU foam. Therefore, a strategy to regulate the matrix strength of TPU by adding a second PLA phase and to control the crystallization behavior through pre-isothermal crystallization was proposed to control the foaming behavior of the TPU/PLA blend in this research. The results showed that the cell structure can be optimized and the final expansion ratio can be improved obviously by pre-isothermal crystallization foaming with the best final expansion ratio of 11.6 times. Moreover, the mechanism of shrink behavior was verified by Kohlrausch-Williams-Watts (KWW) model. In addition, the maximum stress and energy loss ecoefficiency of TPU/PLA foam can also be optimized by pre-isothermal crystallization foaming due to the uniform cell structure and increased crystallinity. This paper provides a new approach to produce a high expansion ratio TPU foam with satisfactory cyclic compressive properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"232 ","pages":"Article 106921"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146109701","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}
A laboratory-scale wall-cooled reactor for hydrogen hydrothermal combustion was scaled up by factors of 10 and 100 using four scale-up criteria: constant velocity (CV), constant residence time (CRT), constant volume to jet momentum ratio (CM), and constant volume to jet kinetic energy ratio (CK). Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were then conducted to evaluate the performance of the scaled reactors. The results show that the overall flow field is predominantly controlled by the momentum ratio of the multiple jets, rather than the nozzle’s internal flow regime, specifically the Reynolds number. Reactor scale-up weakens radial jet diffusion, slightly reducing local fuel–oxidizer mixing and suppressing the radial transport of high-temperature combustion products. The global residence time follows the order CV > CK > CM > CRT, consistent with reactor volume changes induced by scale-up. The peak temperature along the centerline exhibits a slight decrease and shifts downstream with increasing reactor size, due to reduced entrainment and weakened radial momentum exchange. Wall temperatures decrease under the CV criterion but increase under CRT, CM, and CK, reflecting the combined effects of heat transfer area per unit heat load and local fuel–oxidizer mixing intensity. Species concentrations in the reactor core remain nearly constant, with scale-up effects only marginally observed in the cooling water layer near the wall. The CV criterion is recommended for scaling up hydrothermal combustion, as it reduces peak and wall temperatures, thereby lowering material performance requirements for large-scale reactors.
采用恒速度(CV)、恒停留时间(CRT)、恒体积与射流动量比(CM)和恒体积与射流动能比(CK) 4个放大标准,对实验室规模的壁冷式氢水热燃烧反应器进行了10倍和100倍的放大。然后进行了计算流体力学(CFD)模拟,以评估规模化反应器的性能。结果表明,整个流场主要由多个射流的动量比控制,而不是由喷嘴内部流型,特别是雷诺数控制。反应器放大减弱了径向射流扩散,略微降低了局部燃料-氧化剂混合,抑制了高温燃烧产物的径向输运。总体停留时间遵循CV >; CK > CM >; CRT的顺序,与放大引起的反应器体积变化一致。随着反应器尺寸的增大,由于夹带的减少和径向动量交换的减弱,沿中心线的峰值温度呈现出轻微的下降并向下游移动。CV条件下壁温降低,而CRT、CM和CK条件下壁温升高,反映了单位热负荷换热面积和局部燃料-氧化剂混合强度的综合作用。反应堆堆芯的物质浓度几乎保持不变,在靠近堆壁的冷却水层中只略微观察到放大效应。CV标准被推荐用于扩大水热燃烧,因为它降低了峰值和壁温,从而降低了大型反应器的材料性能要求。
{"title":"Numerical assessment of scale-up criteria in a wall-cooled reactor for hydrogen combustion in supercritical water","authors":"Mingjing Fan, Xiaoge Zhang, Yu Zhang, Haoze Wang, Hao Wang, Youjun Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106919","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106919","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A laboratory-scale wall-cooled reactor for hydrogen hydrothermal combustion was scaled up by factors of 10 and 100 using four scale-up criteria: constant velocity (CV), constant residence time (CRT), constant volume to jet momentum ratio (CM), and constant volume to jet kinetic energy ratio (CK). Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were then conducted to evaluate the performance of the scaled reactors. The results show that the overall flow field is predominantly controlled by the momentum ratio of the multiple jets, rather than the nozzle’s internal flow regime, specifically the Reynolds number. Reactor scale-up weakens radial jet diffusion, slightly reducing local fuel–oxidizer mixing and suppressing the radial transport of high-temperature combustion products. The global residence time follows the order CV > CK > CM > CRT, consistent with reactor volume changes induced by scale-up. The peak temperature along the centerline exhibits a slight decrease and shifts downstream with increasing reactor size, due to reduced entrainment and weakened radial momentum exchange. Wall temperatures decrease under the CV criterion but increase under CRT, CM, and CK, reflecting the combined effects of heat transfer area per unit heat load and local fuel–oxidizer mixing intensity. Species concentrations in the reactor core remain nearly constant, with scale-up effects only marginally observed in the cooling water layer near the wall. The CV criterion is recommended for scaling up hydrothermal combustion, as it reduces peak and wall temperatures, thereby lowering material performance requirements for large-scale reactors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":17078,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Supercritical Fluids","volume":"232 ","pages":"Article 106919"},"PeriodicalIF":4.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146109703","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}
Pub Date : 2026-01-30DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106918
Bihui Wang , Weikai Yi , Xuefei Gao , Xinyu Hu , Kaiyang Li
This study evaluated the corrosion behavior of seven metallic materials in a CO2-saturated aqueous solution (150°C, 30 MPa) with Cl- concentrations ranging from 7000 to 100,000 mg/L. Most materials exhibited severe corrosion at Cl- concentrations ≥ 50,000 mg/L. Super-13Cr showed significant weight loss, accompanied by surface Cr-rich oxides spallation and substrate dissolution. Cross-sectional analysis revealed a porous double-layer structure (Cr2O3-rich outer layer and Fe-Cr oxide inner layer) in Super-13Cr. 316 L and duplex stainless steels exhibited pitting corrosion, with 2507 demonstrating superior resistance to pitting. The number of spherical TiO2 particles on the titanium alloy surface increased with rising Cl- concentration. Nickel-based alloys maintained a metallic luster at low Cl- concentrations but exhibited differential behavior at high Cl- concentrations: Alloy 625 showed severe localized corrosion, while Alloy 718 formed a uniform, light yellow film. Increased Cr and Mo content in the alloy promotes the formation of a thin and stable Cr2O3 layer. However, excessively high Mo content accelerates the Fe dissolution, leading to the formation of Cr-O phases.
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This study utilized the environmentally friendly plasticizer epoxidized soybean oil as a phthalate alternative and implemented a plasticization-curing-reinforcement strategy via epoxy resin to systematically examine the processing characteristics and supercritical carbon dioxide foaming behavior of a polyvinyl chloride/epoxy resin (PVC/EP) blend system. The incorporation of EP significantly improves the flowability and accelerates the fusion (gelation) process of PVC. The appropriate EP content reduces the complex viscosity of PVC/EP blends and enhances the processability due to the plasticization effect. After EP curing, the tensile properties of PVC/EP blends are enhanced. When the EP content reaches 20 %, the elongation at break of cured PVC/EP blend increases from 11 % to 218 %, while the tensile strength remains comparable to that of pure PVC, collectively resulting in an effective toughening effect. The plasticization effect of EP improves the foaming behavior of PVC/EP blends. When the EP content is 20 %, the cell morphology of PVC/EP blend foam is optimized and the expansion ratio is significantly increased from 5 times to 15 times. Cured PVC/EP blend foam exhibits excellent compressive properties and thermal stability. Compared to pure PVC foam, the compressive modulus, compressive strength, and initial thermal decomposition temperature increased by 340.2 %, 47.8 %, and 36 °C, respectively. This work presents a feasible strategy for producing environmentally friendly, high-performance PVC foams through EP blending and CO2 foaming.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-23DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2026.106917
Marie Sajfrtová , Helena Sovová , Naděžda Vrchotová , Jan Tříska , Roman Pavela
The root of Astragalus membranaceus (AR), one of the most popular Chinese herbal medicines, is used to treat various diseases. Flavonoids (FL), both glycosides and aglycons, belong to its biologically active components. The purpose of the research was to examine the effect of AR sequential extraction on the yield of flavonoids and their composition in extracts. Two high-pressure extraction methods were applied, supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and pressurized liquid extraction (PLE). Ethanol, methanol, ethyl acetate and water were used as CO2 modifiers and solvents. The complete succession of applied extraction solvents was neat supercritical CO2, modified CO2, pressurized organic solvent and overheated water. The PLE results show an increasing yield of FL with increasing modifier polarity from ethyl acetate to ethanol and methanol, and then a decrease for water. The maximum yield of FL, 9.1 mg/100 g AR, was provided by PLE with ethanol at 120 °C and 10 MPa. Similar was the relationship between solvent power of CO2 modifiers and their polarity in SFE, but the yield of FL was an order of magnitude lower. Thus, according to the FL yield, there was practically no difference between a simple PLE and more complicated sequential extraction SFE, PLE. A marked difference was however in the glycosides-to-aglycons ratio, which was higher in sequential extraction. It is hypothesized that water residue in AR is removed by SFE, preventing thus hydrolysis of glycosides during the following PLE.
黄芪(Astragalus aceus, AR)的根是最受欢迎的中草药之一,用于治疗各种疾病。黄酮类化合物(Flavonoids, FL)是一种具有生物活性的成分,可分为糖苷类和糖苷类。本研究的目的是考察AR序贯提取对黄酮类化合物得率及其组成的影响。采用了超临界流体萃取(SFE)和加压液体萃取(PLE)两种高压萃取方法。采用乙醇、甲醇、乙酸乙酯和水作为CO2的改性剂和溶剂。萃取溶剂依次为纯超临界CO2、改性CO2、加压有机溶剂和过热水。PLE结果表明,随着改性剂极性的增加,从乙酸乙酯到乙醇和甲醇的收率增加,然后对水的收率降低。在120°C、10 MPa条件下,乙醇萃取的最大得率为9.1 mg/100 g AR。在SFE中,CO2改性剂的溶剂功率与其极性之间的关系类似,但FL的产率要低一个数量级。因此,从FL得率来看,简单的PLE和更复杂的顺序提取SFE, PLE几乎没有区别。然而,在糖苷与糖苷的比例上存在显著差异,顺序提取的糖苷与糖苷的比例更高。假设AR中的水残渣被SFE除去,从而在接下来的PLE中防止糖苷水解。
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