SCFN

The SCF have a density comparable to those of liquids, equivalent values of viscosity relatively to the gases and values of diffusioncoefficients intermediate betwenn those of liquids and gases.Thus, the SCF have a dissolution power similar to those of liquids but but with property of mass transfer much more fabourable and this is one of the capital advantages of the use of these fluid as solvents. In particular, the SCF are racomanded for the extractionof solutes from solid matrices because, in addition to the properties already listed, the SCF have a zero surface tension.

Also known as: Super Critical Fluid Network