The Journal of Supercritical Fluids is an international journal devoted to the fundamental and applied aspects of supercritical fluids and processes. Its aim is to provide a focused platform for academic and industrial researchers to report their findings and to have ready access to the advances in this rapidly growing field. Its coverage is multidisciplinary and includes both basic and applied topics.
Thermodynamics and phase equilibria, reaction kinetics and rate processes, thermal and transport properties, and all topics related to processing such as separations (extraction, fractionation, purification, chromatography) nucleation and impregnation are within the scope. Accounts of specific engineering applications such as those encountered in food, fuel, natural products, minerals, pharmaceuticals and polymer industries are included. Topics related to high pressure equipment design, analytical techniques, sensors, and process control methodologies are also within the scope of the journal.
The journal publishes original contributions in all theoretical and experimental aspects of the science and technology of supercritical fluids and processes. Papers that describe novel instrumentation, new experimental methodologies and techniques, predictive procedures and timely review articles are also acceptable.
Volume 122, April 2017
Solubility and interfacial tension of thermoplastic polyurethane melt in supercritical carbon dioxide and nitrogen
dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2016.11.016
Pages 52-57
A. Primel, J. Férec, G. Ausias, Y. Tirel, J.-M. Veillé, Y. Grohens
This is a study on the solubility of supercritical carbon dioxide and nitrogen in thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and the surface tension of TPU/supercritical fluid interface which are of relevance to foaming of TPU with such physical blowing agents. Results of modeling using the Sanchez-Lacombe equation of state are also presented. Replacing crosslinked polyurethanes that are formed with chemical blowing agents by TPU foamed with a physical blowing agents is of particular interest due to their attractive mechanical and/or thermal insulating properties.
Volume 123, May 2017 issue
Heat capacities of supercritical fluid mixtures: Comparing experimental measurements with Monte Carlo molecular simulations for carbon dioxide-methanol mixtures
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2016.11.013
Mitchell P.E. Ishmael, Lauren B. Stutzman, Maciej Z. Lukawski, Fernando A. Escobedo, Jefferson W. Tester
This articles reports experimental values for isobaric heat capacity that were measured using a flow calorimeter for carbon dioxide-methanol mixtures in the critical region. Heat capacities were also calculated using Monte Carlo simulations and compared with the experimental values. The findings show that molecular simulations are effective as predictive tool in the experimentally challenging critical region of fluid mixtures.
Volume 124, June 2017 issue
Preparation of solid-state micro- and nanocellular acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) foams using sub- and supercritical CO2 as blowing agents
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2017.01.004
Tae Jun Yoon, Wonbae Kong, Dong Eui Kwon, Byung Kyu Park , Woo Il Lee, Youn-Woo Lee
This article reports on the foaming of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) using sub- or supercritical carbon dioxide as physical blowing agent. To select the foaming conditions, the kinetics of carbon dioxide sorption and equilibrium solubility levels were assessed. Naocellular foams with controlled cell nucleation densities were fabricated.
Volume 125, July 2017
One-pot route for uniform anchoring of TiO2 nanoparticles on reduced graphene oxides and their anode performance for lithium-ion batteries
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2017.02.005
Pages 66-78
Dohyeon Yoon, Jieun Hwang, Dong Hyun Kim, Wonyoung Chang, Kyung Yoon Chung, Jaehoon Kim
This article describes a supercritical alcohol (isopropanol) route for the uniform anchoring of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles onto surfaces of reduced graphene oxide. The hybrid thus produced is explored as an anode for use in lithium-ion batteries and shown to be a promising anode material for large-scale Li-ion battery applications.
Volume 126, August 2017
Permeation of supercritical CO2 through perfluoroelastomers
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2017.02.022
Pages 1-13
J.C. Legros, A. Mialdun, P. Strizhak, V. Shevtsova
This article describes an experimental study and modeling of permeation of high pressure carbon dioxide in perflouroelastomer O-rings used as sealants in high pressure vessels. The study shows two distinct regimes of penetration which are characterized with pressure-dependent, and pressure-independent flux domains. Results are discussed in terms of the solution- diffusion model, and a theoretical model is developed to describe the mass transport of carbon dioxide through the elastomer over different time scales.
Volume 127, September 2017
One-pot green process for surface layering with nanodiamonds on polymer microspheres
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2017.02.025
Pages 217-222
Makoto Takafuji, Nanami Hano, Hiroto Yamamoto, Naoya Ryu, Maki Horikawa, Shoji Nagaoka, Hirotaka Ihara
This study describes surface layering of nanodiamonds on a polymer (for example, polystyrene or poly(methyl methacrylate) microspheres in supercritical carbon dioxide. The study further demonstrates that the thickness of the layered shell can be controlled. The approach provides a general methodology to prepare core-shell microspheres that may be composed of various combinations of other inorganic nanoparticle (for example titanium- or iron oxide) layered shells on a given polymer core.
Editorial board
Editor-in-Chief
- Erdogan Kiran
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
Regional Editors (Europe)
- Gerd Brunner
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Hamburg, Germany - María José Cocero Alonso
Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
Regional Editor (Asia)
- Richard Smith, Jr.
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Associate Editors
- Elisabeth Badens
Aix-Marseille University, France - Zhen Fang
Nanjing Agricultural University, Jiangsu, China - Feral Temelli
University of Alberta, Canada - Michael Türk
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Honorary Board Members
- Kunio Arai
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan - Johanna Levelt Sengers
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA - Gerhard Schneider
Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Editorial Board
- Tadafumi Adschiri
Tohoku University, Japan - Cyril Aymonier
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France - Sabine Beuermann
Technische Universität Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany - Andreas Bräuer
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany - Ernesto Di Maio
University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Ana Rita Duarte
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal - Ioannis Economou
Texas A&M University at Qatar, Qatar - Can Erkey
Koç University, Turkey - Jacques Fages
Ecole des Mines d' Albi, France - Toshitaka Funazukuri
Chuo University, Japan - Motonobu Goto
Nagoya University, Japan - Buxing Han
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China - Elena Ibáñez Ezequiel
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain - Jaehoon Kim
Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), The Republic of Korea - Jerry King
University of Arkansas, Arkansas, USA - Željko Knez
University of Maribor, Slovenia - Maaike C. Kroon
The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates - Andrea Kruse
University Hohenheim, Germany - Youn-Woo Lee
Seoul National University (SNU), The Republic of Korea - Angel Martin Martinez
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain - Kiyoshi Matsuyama
Kurume College, Japan - Mark McHugh
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Virginia, USA - M. Angela A. Meireles
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil - Manuel Nunes da Ponte
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal - Selva Pereda
Planta Piloto de Ingeniería Química (PLAPIQUI-UNS-CONICET), Argentina - Marcus Petermann
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany - Cor Peters
Colorado School of Mines, Colorado, USA - Ernesto Reverchon
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy - Jannis Samios
University of Athens, Greece - Eberhard Schlücker
University of Erlangen, Germany - Aaron Scurto
University of Kansas, Kansas, USA - Irina Smirnova
Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Germany - Jefferson Tester
Cornell University, New York, USA - Michael Timko
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts, USA - Lourdes Vega
The Petroleum Institute, United Arab Emirates - Eckhard Weidner
Fraunhofer-Institut für UMSICHT, Germany