The research objective was to build a fully-continuous lab-scale supercritical fluid extraction process to remove naphthalene from soil slurries. Both the carbon dioxide and the soil slurry were pumped into an extraction vessel simultaneously and continuously for the duration of an experimental run. Delhi Loamy Sand spiked with approximately 10 000 ppm (wt) of naphthalene and water comprised th...

The hydroformylation of alkenes is a major commercial process used for the production of oxygenated organic compounds. Commercial hydroformylation processes may produce significant quantities of waste material. When the hydroformylation reaction is performed using a homogeneous catalyst, an organic or aqueous solvent is employed and a significant effort must be expended to recover the catalyst ...