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Chapter headings. Selected papers. Pre face. Contents. List of Contributors. Introduction. High pressure: definitions and examples in nature. Early histori cal roots of high pressure technology. High pressure technology today - motivations for using high pressure. High pressure technology today - ap plication survey and examples. Thermodynamic Properties at High Pressure. Introduction. Phase equilibria. Calculation of high p ressure phase equilibria. Chemical reaction equilibria. Experimental met hods. Kinetic Properties at High Pressure. Interesting features at high pressure. Kinetics of high pressure reactions. Measurem ent of chemical kinetic data at high pressure. Transport properties. Design and Construction of High Pressure Equipment for Research an d Production. High pressure machinery. High pressure piping equ ipment. High pressure vessels and other components. Instrumentation of h igh pressure facilities. Industrial reaction units. Rea ctors for homogeneous reactions. Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in fixe

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Author:   A. Bertucco (Universita di Padova, Facolta di Ingegneria, Via F. Marzolo 9, I-35131 Padova PD, Italy) ,  G. Vetter (Universitat Erlangen-Nurenberg, Lehrstuhl fur Apparatetechnik und Chemiemaschinenbau Gauerstrasse 4, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Elsevier Science Ltd
Volume:   v. 9
Weight:   1.260kg
ISBN:  

9780444504982

ISBN 10:   0444504982
Pages:   684
Publication Date:   15 October 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface. Contents. List of contributors. Introduction. Thermodynamic properties at high pressure. Kinetic properties at high pressure. Design and construction of high pressure equipment for research and production. Industrial reaction units. Separation operations and equipment. Safety and control in high pressure plant design and operation. Economics of high pressure processes. Applications. Chemical reactions in supercritical solvents (SCFs). Enzymatic reactions. Hydrogenation under supercritical single-stage conditions. Supercritical water oxidation (SCWO). application to industrial wastewater treatment. High pressure polymerisation with metallocene catalysts. Supercritical fluid extraction and fractionation from solid materials. High pressure polymer processing. Precipitation of solids with dense gases. Pharmaceutical processing with supercritical fluids. Treating microorganisms with high pressure. Dry cleaning with liquid carbon dioxide. References.

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