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