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The Dense Phase Fluids Laboratory
was established to assist industrial and government sponsors in the
conduct of experimental research on processes that utilize
supercritical or liquid carbon dioxide. We have conducted
exploratory projects lasting on the order of a few days, as well as
long-term projects with multi-year funding. For small industrial
projects that do not involve intellectual property considerations,
the University of South Carolina offers fixed-price agreements as a
means of conducting research. Longer term research projects are
conducted via standard government contracts and grants, or by
negotiation of research contracts with industry.
The Dense Phase
Fluids Laboratory does not conduct contract processing. For more
information about industrial contracting, contact USC BusinessLINK,
a unit of the Office of Sponsored Programs at the University of
South Carolina.
USC BusinessLINK may
be visited at www.uscbusinesslink.com.
Equipment & Facilities
SuperScrub™ 3000: 60-liter
extraction/cleaning vessel, 35-60 C, 1,500-4,500 psi.
HIP 1-liter stirred autoclave, 0 -
100 C, 6,000 psi, with continuous pumping of CO2 and cosolvent,
portable.
ISCO Supercritical Extractor: dual
10 cc chambers, 100 C, 2000 psi.
Three-liter packed bed
supercritical fluid extraction system: 5,000 psi, liquid or
supercritical CO2 capability; cosolvent pump; sample collection via
solvent trapping.
Thar Technologies Phase Monitor, 10
cc variable volume view cell with CCD television monitoring. 30-75
C, 5,000 psi.
10 and 25 cc fixed volume view
cells in environmental chambers.
Two Class 100 Liberty Clean rooms
for air particle control: 36 sq. ft each (Swearingen 1B47).
Gas Chromatograph HP 5890 Series
II: with flame ionization detector (FID).
Gas Chromatograph SRI GC/Electron
Capture Detector (ECD).
High Performance Liquid
Chromatograph: Shimadzu SPD-6AV & Perkin Elmer Isocratic LC pump
250.
High Performance gel permeation
chromatograph with differential viscosity, light scattering, and
refractive index detectors for polymer characterization.
Shimadzu UV/Vis spectrophotometer
for characterization of soluble contaminants.
Fiber optic-based UV spectrometer
for characterization of soluble contaminants.
4-foot Class II A/B biological
safety cabinet.
5 cu. ft. Precision Scientific
Incubator.
Sterilmatic Steam Autoclave: 16
dia.x 26"D Chamber.
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