Книга: Supercritical fluid: Temperature, Pressure, Critical Point, Solvent, Decaffeination, Transcritical Cycle, Arithmetic Mean

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A supercritical fluid is any substance at a temperature and pressure above its critical point. It can diffuse through solids like a gas, and dissolve materials like a liquid. In addition, close to the critical point, small changes in pressure or temperature result in large changes in density, allowing many properties of a supercritical fluid to be 'fine-tuned'. Supercritical fluids are suitable as a substitute for organic solvents in a range of industrial and laboratory processes. Carbon dioxide and water are the most commonly used supercritical fluids, being used for decaffeination and power generation, respectively.