liquid liquid extraction?

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liquid liquid extraction?

is the extraction of phenol from wastewater by supercritical carbon dioxide a method of liquid liquid extraction

2006-12-07 23:53:50 · 3 answers · asked by Dj O 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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You can make the assumption that it is a liquid liquid extraction as SCCO2 behaves more like a liquid than gas.

More about supercritical fluid extraction
http://sunny.vemt.bme.hu/sfe/angol/supercritical.html

2006-12-08 02:50:55 · answer #1 · answered by ERTW 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nope. Supercritical or not, CO2 would be a gas when introduced to the waste water.

2006-12-08 00:02:41 · answer #2 · answered by Ricky J. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

There is a good article from Wikipedia, the free, online encyclopedia at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid-liquid_extraction

Hope this helps!

2006-12-07 23:57:32 · answer #3 · answered by cfpops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋