Supercritical Fluids Education

Spe-ed^TM SFE Prime

Introducing the market's ONLY Teaching Tool for Supercritical Fluids Technology

Demonstrate Supercritical Fluids in emerging industries, foods, natural products and nanotechnology where solvents can't be used.

Applied Separations is meeting the growing, world-wide commitment to a cleaner, greener environment. Environmentally friendly Supercritical Fluid (SCF) technology works with today's innovative, easy-to-use systems from Applied Separations. Your students will be leading tomorrow's green process using no petroleum solvents and no toxic residue.

The Spe-ed^TM SFE Prime is the newest SFE in our series of instruments for supercritical fluid processes. These systems meet the rigorous needs of day-to-day use in the classroom and are made for hands-on demonstrations. It is safe, simple to operate, fast and affordable, with features found in other, more expensive SFE systems.

The system features:

• temperatures to 150°C
• pressure up to 10,000 psi (680 BAR)
• pump flow rates up to 200mL/min
• control of flow rates to each vessel
• fully-adjustable, non-clogging micro-metering valve
• process vessels ranging in size from 5 to 150mL
• extract collected into SPE cartridges or standard glassware
• in-line trapping capabilities
• modifier addition capability
• liquid sample extraction capability
• multiple over-pressure safety devices

Highlights of the Spe-ed^TM SFE-Prime

• Heating Compartment
  • Flip-up cover for easy access
  • Heater goes to 150 degrees
• Micro-metering valve
  • Straightforward adjustable design
  • Non-clogging
  • Simplified cleaning / rinsing
  • Maintenance free
  • Flow control +/- 1.8%
  • Heated to compensate for Joule Thompson cooling
• Vessels
  • 5 mL to 150 mL hand tightened
  • Simplified shutoff valves
  • Static and dynamic extractions
• High Pressure CO₂ Pump
  • Reliable air driven
  • Pressure 680 BAR (10,000 psi)
  • 200 mL/min flow rate
  • Digital pressure setting maintains a desired set point throughout the system
  • Integrated cooling requiring no external chiller
• Temperature
  • A PID temperature controller maintains the precise fluid temperature inside the high pressure vessel.
  • Independent temperature sensor monitors precise temperature of the vessel
• Safety
  • Built-in automatic over pressure and over temperature safeguards
  • Audible alarm
  • Pressure relief valve
  • Rupture disc

How Does the Spe-ed^TM SFE Prime Work?

Extract is collected in a vial or SPE {Solid Phase Extraction} cartridge

It's Easy Being Green!

Easily replace your harsh solvents with supercritical fluids. Carbon dioxide is one of the most commonly used supercritical fluids.

CO₂ is:

• Safe
• Inexpensive
• Readily available
• An ideal substitute for many hazardous and toxic solvents

CO₂ is not produced in the SCF process. Existing CO₂ is merely used. There is NO addition to any greenhouse effect.

Applied Separations offers a full line of SFE systems to meet the needs in your laboratory.

Spe-ed SFE Prime
Applied Separations has created the first teaching tool for Supercritical Fluids. Safe and affordable, this instrument is perfect for the classroom.

Supercritical Fluids (SCF) Education
As thought-leaders in the world of Supercritical Fluids, Applied Separations strikes to share its knowledge and experience to further the use of Supercricial Fluids.

Laboratory Instruments
Applied Separations has the instruments you need in your laboratory to handle the most complex to the most straight-forward SCF projects.

Pilot Plants: Small Production
The basic supercritical pilot plant is a "no frills" caster-mounted system for the budgetminded. You, as the user, determine the size of the system...

Industrial Scale Production
Applied Separations will work with you to pin-point your needs and determine the feasibility of your project.

Metal Injection Molding
Supercritical Fluids will revolutionize the debinding process.

Accessories
Not only do we offer SCF instruments, but a full line of accessories the customize your SCF instruments are also available.

Applications
We have compiled a comprehensive list of SCF applications available for free. Click here to view the list of the SCF applications you can put to use immediately in your lab.