Production of Biodegradable Foams Using Supercritical CO2

Influence of expansion cooling regime on morphology of poly(Epsilon-caprolactone) foams prepared by pressure quenching using supercritical CO2

Creation of foam structures from hydrolytically degradable poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is a current task in biomaterial research. One example are degradable scaffolds. The thermodynamic and kinetic conditions in a supercritical CO2 (scCO2) supported foaming process of PCL can influence the resulting morphology of the foam. PCL-foaming with scCO2 was systematically investigated in the pressure ra...

Supercritical CO2 extraction of Codonopsis

In the present study, Radix Codonopsis was extracted by supercritical CO2 extraction. As Ointment collecting rate and the yield of stigmasterol are index, Various reaction parameters were changed to attain the optimal conditions. The appropriate process conditions are size 40 60Mesh, 30 Mpa pressure, temperature 65 °C, 120 min, entrainer Alcohol dynamic extraction (entrainer pump flow rate of 1...

Supercritical CO2 Extraction of Ethanol

Extraction of ethanol was studied from both synthetic ethanol solution and fermentation broth using supercritical CO2 in an extraction apparatus in ranges of 313 to 333 K and 80 to 160 atmospheres, for varying extraction times. The experimental system consists mainly of four parts: a CO 2 storage system, a high-pressure liquid pump, an extractor and a product collection unit. Samples were analy...

Separation of phenolic compounds from plant materials using supercritical CO2

In the present work supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) using CO2, was applied for the pre-treatment of mandarin peels. Two-step extraction, combining SFE and conventional extraction, was investigated. During the first extraction step supercritical CO2 at temperatures 25, 40 and 60°C and pressures from 100 to 300 bar was applied to remove the non-polar components from the extracting material. ...

Decontamination of Radioactive Contaminants Using Liquid and Supercritical CO2