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Supercritical CO2, which behaves rather similar to a liquid, is also hydrophobic, which is why it is one of the best solvents for extracting oils from mixtures
by adrian_b 2y ago
Supercritical CO2, which behaves rather similar to a liquid, is also hydrophobic, which is why it is one of the best solvents for extracting oils from mixtures with water, being now preferred to older, gasoline-like solvents, which were hard to eliminate after extraction (if the pressure is reduced, supercritical CO2 evaporates from mixtures).