The Journal of Supercritical Fluids is an international journal devoted to the fundamental and applied aspects of pressurized substances and mixtures in the fluid state especially at conditions above the critical point including reactions, separations and chemical processes. Its aim is to provide a focused platform for academic and industrial researchers to publish lasting scientific and technological advances that give new insights into the theory and practice of supercritical fluids and high-pressure processes. 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 within the scope of the journal.
However, research reporting on experimental optimization of procedures, correlation of results with neural networks, statistical analyses or similar methods will only be considered when they provide substantial new insight into the theory and practice of supercritical fluids and are compared with present theoretical models or molecular-based simulations. Studies containing methods or evaluations related to animal research are out of scope for this journal.
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 and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States
Consulting Editor
- Gerd Brunner
Hamburg University of Technology, Hamburg, Germany
Regional Editors
- Maria José Cocero PhD
University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain - Richard Smith Jr.
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Associate Editors
- Elisabeth Badens
Aix-Marseille Universite, Marseille, France - Zhen Fang
Nanjing Agricultural University College of Engineering, Nanjing, China - Motonobu Goto
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan - Ernesto Reverchon
University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy - Feral Temelli
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada - Michael Tuerk
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Department of Technical Thermodynamics and Refrigeration, Karlsruhe, Germany
Honorary Board Members
- Kunio Arai
Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan - Johanna Levelt Sengers
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States - Gerhard Schneider
Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Editorial Board
- Tadafumi Adschiri
Tohoku University, Japan - Cyril Aymonier
National Centre for Scientific Research, France - Daniel T. Banuti PhD
The University of New Mexico, Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Mexico, United States - Sabine Beuermann Dr.
Clausthal University of Technology, Germany - Andreas Bräuer
TU Bergakademie Freiberg University, Germany - Albertina Cabañas PhD
Complutense University of Madrid, Physical Chemistry Department, Spain - Brice Calvignac
University of Angers, France - Lourdes Calvo
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain - Lin Chen PhD
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - Ernesto Di Maio
University of Naples Federico II, Italy - Çerağ Dilek PhD
Middle East Technical University Department of Chemical Engineering, Turkey - Ana Rita Duarte
New University of Lisbon, Portugal - Can Erkey
Koc University, Turkey - Jacques Fages
Albi-Carmaux School of Mines, France - Tao Fang
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China - Sandra Ferreira Dr. Sc.
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil - Toshitaka Funazukuri
Chuo University, Japan - Jillian Goldfarb
Cornell University, New York, United States - Selma Guigard
University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada - Buxing Han PhD
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - Elena Ibáñez Ezequiel Ph.D.
Institute of Food Science Research (CIAL-CSIC), Bioactivity and Food Analysis Department, Spain - Jean-Noel JAUBERT PhD
National Graduate School of Chemical Industries, France - Jaehoon Kim
Sungkyunkwan University, Korea, Republic of - Jerry W King PhD
University of Arkansas College of Engineering, Arkansas, United States - Željko Knez
University of Maribor, Slovenia - Andrea Kruse Dr. habil. Dipl. Chem.
University of Hohenheim, Germany - Youn-Woo Lee
Seoul National University School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea, Republic of - Giridhar Madras
Indian Institute of Science, India - Angel Martin Martinez
University of Valladolid, Spain - Julian Martinez PhD
State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil - Kiyoshi Matsuyama
Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Life, Environment and Applied Chemistry, Japan - Mark McHugh
Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, United States - M. Angela A. Meireles
State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil - Manuel Nunes da Ponte PhD
New University of Lisbon Department of Chemistry, Portugal - Zhiyan Pan
Zhejiang University of Technology, China - Selva Pereda
Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant, Argentina - Marcus Petermann
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany - Cor Peters
Colorado School of Mines, Colorado, United States - Giovanna della Porta PhD. MS, BS
University of Salerno Department of Medicine Surgery and Dentistry "Salerno Medical School", Italy - Jannis Samios
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece - Eberhard Schlücker
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany - Aaron Scurto
University of Kansas, Kansas, United States - Irina Smirnova
Hamburg University of Technology, Germany - Kentaro Taki PhD
Kanazawa University, Japan - Jefferson Tester
Cornell University, New York, United States - J P Martin Trusler PhD
Imperial College London Department of Chemical Engineering, United Kingdom - Anatoly Vostrikov PhD
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation - Eckhard Weidner
Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT, Germany - Ling Zhao
East China University of Science and Technology, China - Yaping Zhao PhD
Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China