Reaction Characteristics in Supercritical Fluids and Their Application.

Supercritical fluid technology has been received much attention in many fields. Supercritical fluid is a compressible fluid above its critical temperature and pressure, which has dissolving power comparable to that of liquid and has transport properties intermediate between gas and liquid. The unique physical properties of supercritical fluid can be advantageously utilized in environmentally benign separation, reaction, and material processing. Applying supercritical fluids to various systems and processes is attractive both from an academic and an engineering point of views. In this paper, reaction characteristics in supercritical fluids and their application are reviewed.