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