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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I think the industry is moving to supercritical carbon dioxide. It’s safer and much less expensive.

It’s a hydrophobic solvent similar in properties to hexanes.

We use it for electron microscopy.


17 posted on 05/02/2024 5:55:22 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: packagingguy

Interesting. Critical pressure is 1,070 psi at 87.8 F. Some heavy wall pressure vessels are required and heavy duty compressors. Sounds expensive.


27 posted on 05/02/2024 6:12:32 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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