EVALUATION OF PACKED COLUMNS IN SUPERCRITICAL EXTRACTION PROCESSES

Abstract
The purpose of the present work is to add to the base of knowledge in the use of packed columns when used in supercritical extraction service. Experimental studies were performed on a 2·54 cm diameter supercritical fluid extraction column operated in both spray and packed column arrangements. The packing used was 6· mm Raschig rings with a surface area of 722 m2/m3. The supercritical systems studied were carbon dioxide/ethanol/water and carbon dioxide/isopropanol/water at 102 atmospheres and 35°C and 102 atmospheres and 40°C, respectively. In order to compare supercritical with conventional extraction, similar data were obtained in the same column with the toluene/acetone/water system at one atmosphere and 24°C.

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