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Supercritical fluids are reaction solvents with high-level functionality and controllability. They can easily control both micro-structures and macro-level physical properties. The Institute's research focuses on developing new reaction processes using supercritical fluids. Four main research areas are: (1) fast and highly selective organic synthesis reaction; (2) efficient and highly energy conserving reaction process accompanying separation; (3) decomposition of harmful waste such as freons with supercritical water; and (4) analysis of the electronic transmission mechanism in electrode reactions in supercritical fluids. The attached flow chart shows the furfural production process using supercritical propane. The furfural is quickly extracted and concentrated up to 95wt% in a rectifying column with temperature gradients without secondary side reactions. This Process saves about 90% of the energy used in traditional methods.
Novel furfural format on process |