Supercritical carbon dioxide
April 20 , 2023
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- New research by IIT Madras has suggested the use of Supercritical carbon dioxide to flush out oil from depleting oil and gas reservoirs.
- Above a certain temperature and pressure, carbon dioxide acquires properties that are midway between gas and liquid.
- It became denser and easy to pump - known as supercritical state.
- It is a fluid state of carbon dioxide where it is held at or above its critical temperature (31∘C) and critical pressure (73 atm).
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