Clear, Practical Coverage of an Important Reemerging Technology Supercritical Fluid Extraction provides a clear, practical, step-by-step introduction to a sample preparation method that helps laboratories reduce or eliminate the use of halogenated solvents, extract samples more quickly and efficiently, and improve the accuracy of their results. By encouraging a deliberate, systematic approach to supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) methods and techniques, this book enables scientists and technicians to avoid disappointing results and erroneous conclusions and develop reliable guidelines for...

This book covers current SFC instrumentation as it relates to greater robustness, better reproducibility, and increased analytical sensitivity. Originally, SFC was thought to be solely for low molecular weight, non-polar compounds. Today we know that SFC spans a very large polarity and molecular mass range. Modern SFC may be more adequately described as "Carbon Dioxide - Based HPLC" than "Supercritical Fluid Chromatography" and this shift in mindset and practice is a large reason for its resurgence.

Topics include: Milestones of Supercritical Fluid Chromatography; Physical...