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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) Water
C) Carbon dioxide
D) Methanol
  • 2. What state is the mobile phase in SFC?
A) Supercritical
B) Liquid
C) Gas
D) Solid
  • 3. What is the mechanism of separation in SFC based on?
A) Differences in boiling point
B) Differences in solubility in the mobile phase
C) Differences in conductivity
D) Differences in molecular weight
  • 4. What is the purpose of using a back pressure regulator in SFC?
A) Avoid solvent contamination
B) Maintain supercritical conditions
C) Increase column temperature
D) Enhance detector sensitivity
  • 5. What advantage does SFC offer over traditional HPLC?
A) Limited application range
B) Faster separation
C) Higher resolution
D) Lower equipment cost
  • 6. What role does co-solvent play in SFC separations?
A) Stabilizes column efficiency
B) Reduces detector interference
C) Improves stationary phase selectivity
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) Supercritical zone
B) Transition zone
C) Critical point
D) Near-critical region
  • 8. At supercritical conditions, the density of carbon dioxide is similar to that of which phase?
A) Solid
B) Gas
C) Aqueous
D) Liquid
  • 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) 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) Through direct measurement at all possible pressures and temperatures.
B) Using only empirical observations without calculations.
C) By averaging the boiling points of the components.
D) Equations of state, such as the Peng–Robinson or group-contribution methods.
  • 13. What separates the gas and liquid region in a pressure-temperature phase diagram?
A) The melting curve
B) The critical point
C) The density-pressure line
D) The boiling curve
  • 14. What is the surface temperature of Venus in Kelvin?
A) 735 K
B) 273 K
C) 500 K
D) 300 K
  • 15. 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.
  • 16. What is a necessary condition for effective supercritical water hydrolysis?
A) Large amounts of water are needed to maintain the reaction.
B) A continuous reaction system must be devised due to very short reaction times.
C) The process requires long reaction times to be effective.
D) Supercritical conditions can only be achieved at low pressures.
  • 17. 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
  • 18. Who discovered the critical point of a substance in 1822?
A) Michael Faraday
B) Benjamin Thompson
C) Baron Charles Cagniard de la Tour
D) James Prescott Joule
  • 19. What gases are primarily produced during supercritical water gasification?
A) Neon, Krypton, Xenon
B) NH3, SO2, NOx
C) H2, CH4, CO2, CO
D) O2, N2, Ar
  • 20. What happens to lignin during supercritical water hydrolysis?
A) Aliphatic inter-ring linkages are cleaved into low molecular weight mixed phenols.
B) Lignin is completely converted into simple sugars.
C) Lignin remains unchanged due to short reaction times.
D) Lignin forms a protective layer around polysaccharides.
  • 21. What property does CO2 exhibit at high pressures that is useful for various applications?
A) Increased viscosity
B) Enhanced conductivity
C) Antimicrobial properties
D) Reduced density
  • 22. What is one proposed application of supercritical carbon dioxide in power generation?
A) Rankine cycle
B) Brayton cycle
C) The Allam cycle
D) Otto cycle
  • 23. In which field has supercritical fluid been used to create decaffeinated coffee?
A) Microelectronics
B) Cosmetics
C) Pharmaceuticals
D) Food science
  • 24. What happens to the density of a gas as it approaches the critical temperature?
A) The density decreases significantly
B) The density fluctuates unpredictably
C) The density becomes higher
D) The density remains constant
  • 25. What range of particle sizes can be achieved using supercritical fluids?
A) 5–2000 nm
B) 100–10000 nm
C) 50–500 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) North Sea gas field
B) Sleipner gas field
C) Alaska gas field
D) Texas gas field
  • 28. Which country has marketed high-temperature domestic water heat pumps using supercritical carbon dioxide?
A) Japan
B) India
C) South Korea
D) China
  • 29. What is the minimum pressure required to compress supercritical CO2 into a solid at certain temperatures?
A) 570 MPa
B) 14,000 MPa
C) 3.4 MPa (34 bar)
D) 7.38 MPa (73.8 bar)
  • 30. What is the main advantage of using supercritical water reactors (SCWRs)?
A) Increased fuel availability.
B) Similar thermal efficiency gains.
C) Reduced radiation exposure.
D) Lower operational costs.
  • 31. What reaction converts vegetable oil into biodiesel?
A) Hydrogenation
B) Transesterification
C) Oxidation
D) Fermentation
  • 32. What is the primary benefit of using supercritical drying in manufacturing aerogels?
A) It enhances the mechanical strength of the aerogel.
B) It speeds up the drying process significantly.
C) It reduces the cost of materials used.
D) It removes solvent without causing distortion due to surface tension.
  • 33. What type of equipment uses liquid CO2 instead of supercritical CO2 to avoid damage?
A) Supercritical fluid extraction equipment.
B) Biomass gasification reactors.
C) Hydrogen production facilities.
D) CO2-based dry cleaning equipment.
  • 34. What is one advantage of using supercritical fluids in chemical reactions?
A) They are cheaper than conventional solvents.
B) They eliminate the need for catalysts.
C) They increase reaction time.
D) Rapid diffusion accelerates diffusion-controlled reactions.
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