Abstract: | Supercritical fluids,particularly carbon dioxide and water,are not only good extractants,but also good reaction media.Its applications are reviewed,including supercritical fluid extraction of biological materials, enzyme catalysis under supercritical carbon dioxide for chiral pharmacial compounds,and hydrolysis of starch preparing glucose,hydrolysis of cellulose for glucose under supercritical water,cell disruption in supercritical fluids,rapid expansion of supercritical solution,gas antisolvent. |