On the prospects for applying supercritical fluid technologies in various industries
https://doi.org/10.21285/achb.1001
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Abstract
The study aims to identify factors contributing to the development of various Russian industries that use supercritical fluid technologies and facilitate their transition from laboratory to industrial scale. The considered technologies are used in the pulp and paper, oil and gas, construction, woodworking, textile, automotive, food, chemical, agricultural, pharmaceutical, and space industries, as well as in medicine and ecology. The specifics of applying supercritical fluid technologies in these sectors are considered. Carbon dioxide is the most commonly used solvent due to its availability and relatively low critical parameters. Supercritical water and other fluids have prospects for industrial use; however, their use on an industrial scale requires thermodynamic conditions. Technological and industrial sovereignty is ensured by the resource capabilities of the oil and gas, food, and agricultural industries. Of strategic importance is the space industry, which requires further research into the application of supercritical fluid technologies. Some sectors of the Russian industry can contribute to sovereignty, provided that equipment is produced for applying promising technologies and expanding the range of various solvents on an industrial scale. It is also necessary to introduce a pilot stage between laboratory research into the application of supercritical fluid technologies and the transition to the industrial stage. For several industries, sovereignty requires a greater quantity of raw materials used in supercritical fluid systems. In conclusion, the identified factors are discussed from the perspective of the large-scale development of specific industries through the considered technologies.
About the Author
M. N. Dadashev
Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas (National University)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mirali N. Dadashev, Dr. Sci. (Engineering), Professor
65, Leninsky Ave., Moscow, 119991
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