Supercritical Fluid Chromatography - Quiz
  • 1. Which of the following is commonly used as the mobile phase in SFC?
A) Methanol
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Water
D) Acetone
  • 2. What state is the mobile phase in SFC?
A) Gas
B) Solid
C) Supercritical
D) Liquid
  • 3. What is the mechanism of separation in SFC based on?
A) Differences in solubility in the mobile phase
B) Differences in boiling point
C) Differences in conductivity
D) Differences in molecular weight
  • 4. What is the purpose of using a back pressure regulator in SFC?
A) Maintain supercritical conditions
B) Increase column temperature
C) Avoid solvent contamination
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) Reduces detector interference
B) Stabilizes column efficiency
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) Transition zone
B) Near-critical region
C) Supercritical zone
D) Critical point
  • 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 adding impurities.
B) By changing the pressure and temperature, allowing fine-tuning between liquid-like and gas-like states.
C) By altering its chemical composition.
D) Through exposure to light.
  • 10. Under what condition can a binary mixture of supercritical fluids form two immiscible gas phases?
A) At low pressures regardless of temperature.
B) Only when both components have identical critical points.
C) In all binary mixtures without exception.
D) When one component is much more volatile than the other, at high pressure and temperatures above the component critical points.
  • 11. How can the critical point of a binary mixture be estimated?
A) Using only the critical temperature of one component.
B) As the arithmetic mean of the critical temperatures and pressures of the two components.
C) By summing the critical points of each component.
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) Using only empirical observations without calculations.
C) By averaging the boiling points of the components.
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 melting curve
B) The boiling curve
C) The density-pressure line
D) The critical point
  • 14. What is the surface temperature of Venus in Kelvin?
A) 300 K
B) 500 K
C) 735 K
D) 273 K
  • 15. Why does supercritical water electrolysis improve electrical efficiency?
A) It eliminates bubbles on electrodes, reducing ohmic losses.
B) It decreases the need for catalysts.
C) It uses less energy to heat the water.
D) It increases the volume of hydrogen produced.
  • 16. What is a necessary condition for effective supercritical water hydrolysis?
A) Supercritical conditions can only be achieved at low pressures.
B) Large amounts of water are needed to maintain the reaction.
C) The process requires long reaction times to be effective.
D) A continuous reaction system must be devised due to very short reaction times.
  • 17. What is the surface pressure on Venus in megapascals?
A) 9.3 megapascals
B) 1.0 megapascal
C) 5.0 megapascals
D) 12.0 megapascals
  • 18. Who discovered the critical point of a substance in 1822?
A) James Prescott Joule
B) Benjamin Thompson
C) Baron Charles Cagniard de la Tour
D) Michael Faraday
  • 19. 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
  • 20. What happens to lignin during supercritical water hydrolysis?
A) Lignin forms a protective layer around polysaccharides.
B) Aliphatic inter-ring linkages are cleaved into low molecular weight mixed phenols.
C) Lignin is completely converted into simple sugars.
D) Lignin remains unchanged due to short reaction times.
  • 21. What property does CO2 exhibit at high pressures that is useful for various applications?
A) Reduced density
B) Increased viscosity
C) Enhanced conductivity
D) Antimicrobial properties
  • 22. What is one proposed application of supercritical carbon dioxide in power generation?
A) Otto cycle
B) The Allam cycle
C) Rankine cycle
D) Brayton cycle
  • 23. In which field has supercritical fluid been used to create decaffeinated coffee?
A) Cosmetics
B) Microelectronics
C) Food science
D) Pharmaceuticals
  • 24. What happens to the density of a gas as it approaches the critical temperature?
A) The density decreases significantly
B) The density remains constant
C) The density fluctuates unpredictably
D) The density becomes higher
  • 25. What range of particle sizes can be achieved using supercritical fluids?
A) 5–2000 nm
B) 10–5000 µm
C) 100–10000 nm
D) 50–500 nm
  • 26. What is the critical pressure of carbon dioxide?
A) 3.4 MPa (34 bar)
B) 40 bar
C) 570 MPa
D) 7.38 MPa (73.8 bar)
  • 27. Which natural gas field is known for isolating fossil CO2 and using carbon storage?
A) Alaska gas field
B) Texas gas field
C) North Sea gas field
D) Sleipner gas field
  • 28. Which country has marketed high-temperature domestic water heat pumps using supercritical carbon dioxide?
A) Japan
B) China
C) South Korea
D) India
  • 29. What is the minimum pressure required to compress supercritical CO2 into a solid at certain temperatures?
A) 570 MPa
B) 7.38 MPa (73.8 bar)
C) 14,000 MPa
D) 3.4 MPa (34 bar)
  • 30. What is the main advantage of using supercritical water reactors (SCWRs)?
A) Reduced radiation exposure.
B) Similar thermal efficiency gains.
C) Lower operational costs.
D) Increased fuel availability.
  • 31. What reaction converts vegetable oil into biodiesel?
A) Transesterification
B) Oxidation
C) Fermentation
D) Hydrogenation
  • 32. What is the primary benefit of using supercritical drying in manufacturing aerogels?
A) It removes solvent without causing distortion due to surface tension.
B) It enhances the mechanical strength of the aerogel.
C) It reduces the cost of materials used.
D) It speeds up the drying process significantly.
  • 33. What type of equipment uses liquid CO2 instead of supercritical CO2 to avoid damage?
A) Hydrogen production facilities.
B) Biomass gasification reactors.
C) CO2-based dry cleaning equipment.
D) Supercritical fluid extraction equipment.
  • 34. What is one advantage of using supercritical fluids in chemical reactions?
A) They increase reaction time.
B) They eliminate the need for catalysts.
C) They are cheaper than conventional solvents.
D) Rapid diffusion accelerates diffusion-controlled reactions.
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