
5. Applications as reaction media
Due to their scalable properties, supercritical fluids are particularly attractive reaction media. In organic synthesis, CO 2 is the most widely used solvent despite its limited solvent power with respect to polar substrates; light alkanes, mainly propane, and dimethyl ether are also employed; water and ammonia are reserved for special applications under extreme temperature and pressure conditions. Finally, the implementation of new polymerization routes using micelles or emulsions in a supercritical fluid (usually CO 2 ) are also under study.
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Thousands of articles, patents and symposium proceedings ( http://www.isasf.net ), dozens of books make up a considerable bibliography. See The Journal of Supercritical Fluids (Elsevier). Here are a few reference works and bibliographical reviews:
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