Supercritical water
Subtitle: a green solvent, properties and uses
By: Yizhak Marcus
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780470889473
Subjects: Green technology; Solvents; SCIENCE / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical
Description: "This is the only book on the market that covers the issue of supercritical water in such a comprehensive way. The book begins with an introduction that defines supercritical fluids in general and supercritical water in particular and relates it to water along the saturation curve"--
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PrefaceList of symbols1. Introduction1.1 Phase diagrams of single fluids1.2 The critical point1.3 Supercritical fluids as solvents1.4 Gaseous and liquid water1.5 Near-critical water1.6 Summary2. Bulk properties of SCW2.1 Equations of state2.2 Thermophysical properties2.3 Electrical and Optical Properties2.4 Transport Properties2.5 Ionic Dissociation of SCW2.6 Properties related to the solvent power of SCW2.7 Summary3. Molecular properties3.1 Structure of SCW obtained by diffraction3.2 Computer simulations of SCW3.3 Spectroscopic studies of SCW3.4 Extent of hydrogen bonding3.5 The dynamics of water molecules in SCW3.5 Summary4. SCW as a 'green' solvent4.1 Solutions of gases in SCW4.2 Solutions of organic substances in SCW4.3 Solutions of Salts and ions in SCW4.4 Binary mixtures of co-solvents with SCW4.5 Summary5. Applications of SCW5.1 Conversion of organic material to fuel5.2 SCWO: Total oxidation of obnoxious and hazardous materials5.3 Uses of SCW in organic synthesis5.4 Uses in powder technology of inorganic substances5.5 Geothermal aspects of SCW5.6 Application of SCW in nuclear reactors5.7 Corrosion problems with SCW5.8 Summary6. Indexes6.1 Author Index6.2 Subject Index .