Supercritical Fluid Chromatography - Quiz
  • 1. Which of the following is commonly used as the mobile phase in SFC?
A) Water
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Acetone
D) Methanol
  • 2. What state is the mobile phase in SFC?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Supercritical
D) Gas
  • 3. What is the mechanism of separation in SFC based on?
A) Differences in conductivity
B) Differences in solubility in the mobile phase
C) Differences in molecular weight
D) Differences in boiling point
  • 4. What is the purpose of using a back pressure regulator in SFC?
A) Increase column temperature
B) Maintain supercritical conditions
C) Avoid solvent contamination
D) Enhance detector sensitivity
  • 5. What advantage does SFC offer over traditional HPLC?
A) Lower equipment cost
B) Limited application range
C) Faster separation
D) Higher resolution
  • 6. What role does co-solvent play in SFC separations?
A) Reduces detector interference
B) Enhances analyte solubility
C) Stabilizes column efficiency
D) Improves stationary phase selectivity
  • 7. Which term describes the region where the mobile phase in SFC exhibits properties of both a liquid and a gas?
A) Supercritical zone
B) Critical point
C) Transition zone
D) Near-critical region
  • 8. At supercritical conditions, the density of carbon dioxide is similar to that of which phase?
A) Liquid
B) Solid
C) Aqueous
D) Gas
  • 9. How can the properties of a supercritical fluid be adjusted?
A) By altering its chemical composition.
B) By changing the pressure and temperature, allowing fine-tuning between liquid-like and gas-like states.
C) Through exposure to light.
D) By adding impurities.
  • 10. Under what condition can a binary mixture of supercritical fluids form two immiscible gas phases?
A) When one component is much more volatile than the other, at high pressure and temperatures above the component critical points.
B) In all binary mixtures without exception.
C) Only when both components have identical critical points.
D) At low pressures regardless of temperature.
  • 11. How can the critical point of a binary mixture be estimated?
A) As the arithmetic mean of the critical temperatures and pressures of the two components.
B) It cannot be estimated; it must always be measured experimentally.
C) Using only the critical temperature of one component.
D) By summing the critical points of each component.
  • 12. What methods can provide greater accuracy in calculating the critical point of a binary mixture?
A) Through direct measurement at all possible pressures and temperatures.
B) Using only empirical observations without calculations.
C) Equations of state, such as the Peng–Robinson or group-contribution methods.
D) By averaging the boiling points of the components.
  • 13. What separates the gas and liquid region in a pressure-temperature phase diagram?
A) The boiling curve
B) The density-pressure line
C) The melting curve
D) The critical point
  • 14. What is the surface temperature of Venus in Kelvin?
A) 735 K
B) 300 K
C) 273 K
D) 500 K
  • 15. Why does supercritical water electrolysis improve electrical efficiency?
A) It decreases the need for catalysts.
B) It eliminates bubbles on electrodes, reducing ohmic losses.
C) It increases the volume of hydrogen produced.
D) It uses less energy to heat the water.
  • 16. What is a necessary condition for effective supercritical water hydrolysis?
A) A continuous reaction system must be devised due to very short reaction times.
B) Supercritical conditions can only be achieved at low pressures.
C) The process requires long reaction times to be effective.
D) Large amounts of water are needed to maintain the reaction.
  • 17. What is the surface pressure on Venus in megapascals?
A) 9.3 megapascals
B) 5.0 megapascals
C) 1.0 megapascal
D) 12.0 megapascals
  • 18. Who discovered the critical point of a substance in 1822?
A) Baron Charles Cagniard de la Tour
B) Michael Faraday
C) Benjamin Thompson
D) James Prescott Joule
  • 19. What gases are primarily produced during supercritical water gasification?
A) O2, N2, Ar
B) H2, CH4, CO2, CO
C) NH3, SO2, NOx
D) Neon, Krypton, Xenon
  • 20. What happens to lignin during supercritical water hydrolysis?
A) Lignin is completely converted into simple sugars.
B) Lignin forms a protective layer around polysaccharides.
C) Aliphatic inter-ring linkages are cleaved into low molecular weight mixed phenols.
D) Lignin remains unchanged due to short reaction times.
  • 21. What property does CO2 exhibit at high pressures that is useful for various applications?
A) Increased viscosity
B) Antimicrobial properties
C) Reduced density
D) Enhanced conductivity
  • 22. What is one proposed application of supercritical carbon dioxide in power generation?
A) Otto cycle
B) Rankine cycle
C) Brayton cycle
D) The Allam cycle
  • 23. In which field has supercritical fluid been used to create decaffeinated coffee?
A) Pharmaceuticals
B) Cosmetics
C) Food science
D) Microelectronics
  • 24. What happens to the density of a gas as it approaches the critical temperature?
A) The density becomes higher
B) The density remains constant
C) The density fluctuates unpredictably
D) The density decreases significantly
  • 25. What range of particle sizes can be achieved using supercritical fluids?
A) 10–5000 µm
B) 100–10000 nm
C) 50–500 nm
D) 5–2000 nm
  • 26. What is the critical pressure of carbon dioxide?
A) 40 bar
B) 3.4 MPa (34 bar)
C) 570 MPa
D) 7.38 MPa (73.8 bar)
  • 27. Which natural gas field is known for isolating fossil CO2 and using carbon storage?
A) Sleipner gas field
B) North Sea gas field
C) Texas gas field
D) Alaska gas field
  • 28. Which country has marketed high-temperature domestic water heat pumps using supercritical carbon dioxide?
A) Japan
B) India
C) China
D) South Korea
  • 29. What is the minimum pressure required to compress supercritical CO2 into a solid at certain temperatures?
A) 7.38 MPa (73.8 bar)
B) 3.4 MPa (34 bar)
C) 14,000 MPa
D) 570 MPa
  • 30. What is the main advantage of using supercritical water reactors (SCWRs)?
A) Reduced radiation exposure.
B) Increased fuel availability.
C) Similar thermal efficiency gains.
D) Lower operational costs.
  • 31. What reaction converts vegetable oil into biodiesel?
A) Hydrogenation
B) Oxidation
C) Transesterification
D) Fermentation
  • 32. What is the primary benefit of using supercritical drying in manufacturing aerogels?
A) It removes solvent without causing distortion due to surface tension.
B) It reduces the cost of materials used.
C) It speeds up the drying process significantly.
D) It enhances the mechanical strength of the aerogel.
  • 33. What type of equipment uses liquid CO2 instead of supercritical CO2 to avoid damage?
A) Hydrogen production facilities.
B) Biomass gasification reactors.
C) CO2-based dry cleaning equipment.
D) Supercritical fluid extraction equipment.
  • 34. What is one advantage of using supercritical fluids in chemical reactions?
A) Rapid diffusion accelerates diffusion-controlled reactions.
B) They eliminate the need for catalysts.
C) They are cheaper than conventional solvents.
D) They increase reaction time.
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