Green Sustainable Process 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 synthesisOutlines 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 moreGives detailed accounts of the application of supercritical CO2 in polymer production and processingProvides a process for extraction, seperation 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

1. Polymer production and processing using supercritical carbon dioxide

Ajazuddin Ajazuddin

2. Extraction of bio-oils from algae using supercritical carbon dioxide

Alok Patel

3. Extraction of catechins from green tea using supercritical carbon dioxide

Amit Alexander

4. Application of supercritical CO2 for enhanced oil recovery

Anabela Romano

5. Metal recovery using supercritical carbon dioxide

Daniel Bertuol

6. Use of supercritical CO2 in alkylations reactions

Dhanya Sunil

7. Extraction of phytochemicals from saffron by supercritical carbon dioxide

Emma Suali

8. Extraction of bioactive compounds

Fernanda Wariss Figueiredo Bezerra

9. Extraction of green propolis using supercritical carbon dioxide

Fernando Pellegrini Pessoa Sr.

10. Solubility of Pharmaceutical Compounds in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide: Application, Experimental and Mathematical Modelling

Gholamreza Pazuki

11. Decaffeination using supercritical carbon dioxide

Giovani Leone Zabot

12. Super critical fluids for the extraction of oleoresins and plant phenolics

gun hean chong

13. Applications of supercritical carbon dioxide in textile industry

Heri Septya Kusuma

14. Hydrogenation of fats and oils using supercritical carbon dioxide

Ming Bao

15. Extraction of bioactives from citrus

Mudasir Yaqoob

16. Solubility of organic compounds in supercritical carbon dioxide

Mudasir Ahmad Shagoo

17. Super critical carbon dioxide extraction of marigold

Muhammad Mushtaq

18. Industrial polymer synthesis using supercritical carbon dioxide

Natascha Cheikhyoussef

19. Solubility of organometallic complexes in supercritical carbon dioxide

Shahryar Jafarinejad