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Supercritical Fluid Chromatography - Quiz
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  • 1. Which of the following is commonly used as the mobile phase in SFC?
A) Acetone
B) Methanol
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Water
  • 2. What state is the mobile phase in SFC?
A) Solid
B) Supercritical
C) Liquid
D) Gas
  • 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) Enhance detector sensitivity
D) Increase column temperature
  • 5. What advantage does SFC offer over traditional HPLC?
A) Limited application range
B) Lower equipment cost
C) Higher resolution
D) Faster separation
  • 6. What role does co-solvent play in SFC separations?
A) Stabilizes column efficiency
B) Enhances analyte solubility
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) 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) Liquid
B) Gas
C) Solid
D) Aqueous
  • 9. How can the properties of a supercritical fluid be adjusted?
A) By altering its chemical composition.
B) Through exposure to light.
C) By adding impurities.
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) 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) Through direct measurement at all possible pressures and temperatures.
B) Equations of state, such as the Peng–Robinson or group-contribution methods.
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 melting curve
C) The density-pressure line
D) The boiling curve
  • 14. What is the surface temperature of Venus in Kelvin?
A) 273 K
B) 300 K
C) 735 K
D) 500 K
  • 15. Why does supercritical water electrolysis improve electrical efficiency?
A) It eliminates bubbles on electrodes, reducing ohmic losses.
B) It uses less energy to heat the water.
C) It decreases the need for catalysts.
D) It increases the volume of hydrogen produced.
  • 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) The process requires long reaction times to be effective.
C) Supercritical conditions can only be achieved at low pressures.
D) Large amounts of water are needed to maintain the reaction.
  • 17. What is the surface pressure on Venus in megapascals?
A) 5.0 megapascals
B) 9.3 megapascals
C) 12.0 megapascals
D) 1.0 megapascal
  • 18. Who discovered the critical point of a substance in 1822?
A) Michael Faraday
B) Baron Charles Cagniard de la Tour
C) Benjamin Thompson
D) James Prescott Joule
  • 19. What gases are primarily produced during supercritical water gasification?
A) H2, CH4, CO2, CO
B) Neon, Krypton, Xenon
C) O2, N2, Ar
D) NH3, SO2, NOx
  • 20. What happens to lignin during supercritical water hydrolysis?
A) Lignin remains unchanged due to short reaction times.
B) Lignin forms a protective layer around polysaccharides.
C) Aliphatic inter-ring linkages are cleaved into low molecular weight mixed phenols.
D) Lignin is completely converted into simple sugars.
  • 21. What property does CO2 exhibit at high pressures that is useful for various applications?
A) Antimicrobial properties
B) Enhanced conductivity
C) Increased viscosity
D) Reduced density
  • 22. What is one proposed application of supercritical carbon dioxide in power generation?
A) Brayton cycle
B) Otto cycle
C) The Allam cycle
D) Rankine cycle
  • 23. In which field has supercritical fluid been used to create decaffeinated coffee?
A) Cosmetics
B) Pharmaceuticals
C) Microelectronics
D) Food science
  • 24. What happens to the density of a gas as it approaches the critical temperature?
A) The density remains constant
B) The density becomes higher
C) The density decreases significantly
D) The density fluctuates unpredictably
  • 25. What range of particle sizes can be achieved using supercritical fluids?
A) 50–500 nm
B) 100–10000 nm
C) 5–2000 nm
D) 10–5000 µm
  • 26. What is the critical pressure of carbon dioxide?
A) 570 MPa
B) 40 bar
C) 3.4 MPa (34 bar)
D) 7.38 MPa (73.8 bar)
  • 27. Which natural gas field is known for isolating fossil CO2 and using carbon storage?
A) Texas gas field
B) Alaska gas field
C) Sleipner gas field
D) North Sea gas field
  • 28. Which country has marketed high-temperature domestic water heat pumps using supercritical carbon dioxide?
A) China
B) South Korea
C) Japan
D) India
  • 29. What is the minimum pressure required to compress supercritical CO2 into a solid at certain temperatures?
A) 570 MPa
B) 3.4 MPa (34 bar)
C) 14,000 MPa
D) 7.38 MPa (73.8 bar)
  • 30. What is the main advantage of using supercritical water reactors (SCWRs)?
A) Reduced radiation exposure.
B) Lower operational costs.
C) Similar thermal efficiency gains.
D) Increased fuel availability.
  • 31. What reaction converts vegetable oil into biodiesel?
A) Transesterification
B) Fermentation
C) Hydrogenation
D) Oxidation
  • 32. What is the primary benefit of using supercritical drying in manufacturing aerogels?
A) It reduces the cost of materials used.
B) It enhances the mechanical strength of the aerogel.
C) It removes solvent without causing distortion due to surface tension.
D) It speeds up the drying process significantly.
  • 33. What type of equipment uses liquid CO2 instead of supercritical CO2 to avoid damage?
A) CO2-based dry cleaning equipment.
B) Supercritical fluid extraction equipment.
C) Hydrogen production facilities.
D) Biomass gasification reactors.
  • 34. What is one advantage of using supercritical fluids in chemical reactions?
A) Rapid diffusion accelerates diffusion-controlled reactions.
B) They increase reaction time.
C) They are cheaper than conventional solvents.
D) They eliminate the need for catalysts.
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