Supercritical Fluids: Fundamentals and Applications (Paperback, 2000)

Preface. Organizing Committee and the List of Contributors. 1. Supercritical Fluids: Their properties and applications; J.M.H. Levelt Sengers. 2. Physico-chemical principles of supercritical fluid science; G.M. Schneider, et al. 3. Phase equilibria in near-critical solutions: Binary and ternary mixtures of carbon dioxide and certain solutes and the occurrence of two-phase holes; K. Gauter, C.J. Peters. 4. Critical anc crossover phenomena in fluids and fluid mixtures; M.A. Anisimov, J.V. Sengers. 5. Phase separation by nucleation and by spinodal decomposition: Fundamentals; P.G. Debenedetti. 6. Polymer miscibility and kinetics of pressure-induced phase separation in Near-critical and supercritical fluids; E. Kiran. 7. Fundamentals of interfacial properties; P.M.W. Cornelisse, C.J. Peters. 8. Theory and simulation of colloid and interface science in supercritical fluids; J.C. Meredith, K.P. Johnston. 9. Polymer phase behavior: Todays achievements and tomorrow's needs; L.A.L. Kleintjens. 10. Polymerization and polymer modification reactions in near and supercritical fluids; E. Kiran. 11. Phase transitions in polymer blends and block copolymers induced by selective dilation with supercritical CO2; J.J. Watkins, et al. 12. Applications of supercritical fluids to pharmaceuticals: Controlled drug release systems; I. Kikic, P. Sist. 13. Supercritical water and other fluids - A historical perspective; E.U. Franck. 14. Solution chemistry in supercritical water: Spectroscopy and simulation; K.P. Johnston, P.J. Rossky. 15. Molecular simulation and modeling of supercritical water and aqueous solutions; A.A. Chialvo, P.T. Cummings. 16. Solute reaction dynamics in the compressible regime; S.C. Tucker, G. Goodyear. 17. Destruction of toxic organic materials using supercritical water oxidation: Current state of the technology; R.W. Shaw, N. Dahmen. 18. Kinetic studies of methanol oxidation in supercritical water and carbon dioxide; A. Kruse, et al. 19. Sub- and supercritical fluid processing of agrimaterials: Extraction, fractionation, and reaction modes; J.W. King. 20. Lipid extraction from plant and muscle tissues using supercritical CO2; F. Temelli. 21. Modeling of natural materials extraction; O. Hortacsu. 22. Design procedure and scale-up for separation processes with supercritical fluids; G. Brunner. Future Directions and Research Needs &endash; Summary of Panel Discussions. Appendix I. Poster Presentations. Appendix II. List of Participants. Index.