Supercritical Fluids (SCF’s) and Waste Treatment

Abstract

Recently, a lot of consideration has been guided towards discovering alternatives to conventional solvents. The chemical industry, overall, depends intensely on solvents, which has contributed to the large volume of solvent related waste created to date. This waste is not just toxic to humans however can cause antagonistic impacts to the surrounding environment and ecosystems and in that capacity a substitute is required. Some of the proposed ideas incorporate solid state reactions, greener solvents and alternative solvent systems. This paper focuses on supercritical fluids (SCF’s) as an alternative solvent system.