超临界水——一种新的化学介质

水在超临界态时有着与其在常态时迥然不同的表现,近年来被开发成为一种有神奇性质的反应介质。本文介绍了超临界水的特点和超临界水中发生的化学反应。超临界水将在固体有机废弃物的焚烧处理等方面发挥其独特的作用,成为未来环境保护技术中的一枝新秀。     

Supercritical water as a solvent

Water is not restricted to moderate temperatures and low pressures, but can exist up to very high temperatures, far above its critical point at 647 K. In this supercritical regime, water can be gradually compressed from gas-like to liquid-like densities. The resulting dense supercritical states have extraordinary properties which can be tuned by temperature and pressure, and form the basis for innovative technologies. This Review covers the current knowledge of the major properties of supercritical water and its solutions with nonpolar, polar, and ionic compounds, and of the underlying molecular processes.     

Extraction of polychlorinated biphenyl with supercritical carbon dioxide, sulfur hexafluoride and subcritical water

In the extraction of spiked PCB from soil, three extracting fluids were investigated: supercritical carbon dioxide (CO2), supercritical sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) and subcritical water. Among the tested fluids SF6 appeared to be appropriate especially for the extraction of low polar PCB. CO2 and water were found to be suitable for the quantitative extraction of all PCB. Water was judged as the best because of its low price, good availability and environmental safety.     

The IR spectrum of supercritical water: Combined molecular dynamics/quantum mechanics strategy and force field for cluster sampling

Supercritical water was analyzed recently as a gas of small clusters of waters linked to each other by intermolecular hydrogen‐bonds, but unexpected “linear” conformations of clusters are required to reproduce the infra‐red (IR) spectra of the supercritical state. Aiming at a better understanding of clusters in supercritical water, this work presents a strategy combining classical molecular dynamics to explore the potential energy landscape of water clusters with quantum mechanical calculation of their IR spectra. For this purpose, we have developed an accurate and flexible force field of water based on the TIP5P 5‐site model. Water dimers and trimers obtained with this improved force field compare well with the quantum mechanically optimized clusters. Exploration by simulated annealing of the potential energy surface of the classical force field reveals a new trimer conformation whose IR response determined from quantum calculations could play a role in the IR spectra of supercritical water. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

Extraction of cloransulam-methyl from soil with subcritical water and supercritical CO2

Cloransulam-methyl was extracted from soil samples with supercritical CO2, subcritical water and conventional organic solvents. Supercritical CO2 was less efficient than conventional organic solvents; polarity modifiers had no impact on extraction efficiency. Extraction with supercritical CO2 exhibited a strong temperature dependence. Water was as effective as strong organic solvents for the extraction of cloransulam-methyl; however cloransulam-methyl hydrolyzed when extracted at 150 degrees C. Extraction temperature was the most important variable in increasing the efficiency and rate of extraction, while extraction pressure was not a significant variable.     

Extraction of polychlorinated biphenyl with supercritical carbon dioxide, sulfur hexafluoride and subcritical water

In the extraction of spiked PCB from soil, three extracting fluids were investigated: supercritical carbon dioxide (CO₂), supercritical sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆) and subcritical water. Among the tested fluids SF₆ appeared to be appropriate especially for the extraction of low polar PCB. CO₂ and water were found to be suitable for the quantitative extraction of all PCB. Water was judged as the best because of its low price, good availability and environmental safety.     

Heck coupling reaction of iodobenzene and styrene using supercritical water in the absence of a catalyst

Heck coupling reaction of iodobenzene and styrene proceeds rapidly and selectively in supercritical water even without any catalyst in the presence of base. Both the choice of base and the reaction conditions had a significant effect on the conversion and the selectivity of the coupling products. The addition of a relatively mild base such as potassium acetate facilitated the cross-coupling reaction, while the hydrolysis of phenyl halide was favored in the presence of a strong base. The conversion and the yields of coupling products increased with increasing temperature, reaching a maximum at 650 K near the critical temperature of water, and then decreased as the temperature was further increased. Water density had a significant influence on the reaction rate, showing nearly 30% augmentation with a slight increase in density from 0.45 to 0.56 g cm(-3), but had less effect on the product selectivity. Two possibilities of the role of water responsible for the noncatalytic Heck coupling reaction in supercritical water, that is, ion and water-catalyzed mechanisms have been considered.     

纤维素在超临界水中的反应

纤维素是一种非常有价值的可再生资源,通过其反应可以获得多种有用的物质。对纤维素在超临界水中的反应进行了综述。在没有催化剂的情况下,纤维素在超临界水中水解生成葡萄糖、果糖、低聚物等;对纤维素水解的设备、产物分布以及纤维素水解反应机理进行了阐述。采用Ni,Pt,Ru,KOH等作催化剂,纤维素在超临界水中发生气化反应,生成的气体产物主要为H2,CO2和CH4;介绍了纤维素及其主要水解产物葡萄糖的制氢反应过程。对纤维素超临界水反应技术的发展前景进行了展望.     

Demonstration of a linear composition gradient during water saturation of CO2 in supercritical fluid chromatography

Summary Water was added to CO₂ by saturation to increase the solvation power of the mobile phase in supercritical fluid chromatography. The saturation was performed at a temperature above the boiling point of water (100°C) to increase the amount of water which could be loaded homogeneously into the CO₂ (2.5–3.0 mol% water as compared to about 0.25 mol% water at 25°C). A linear composition of water was produced by altering the density of the CO₂ during saturation. Modifications to the injector and CO₂ transfer lines prevented phase separation as a result of the instrumentation used in capillary supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). After fitting vapor-liquid equilibria data to pressure, density, and temperature conditions, approximately 2.5–3.0 mol% of water was introduced in a linear gradient at 110°C. The effect of water on SFC performance was evaluated with standard steroid compounds. This paper provides further evidence for the need to examine vapor-liquid equilibria data prior to SFC.     

Supercritical Water is not Hydrogen Bonded

Thinking about water is inextricably linked to hydrogen bonds, which are highly directional in character and determine the unique structure of water, in particular its tetrahedral H-bond network. Here, we assess if this common connotation also holds for supercritical water. We employ extensive ab initio molecular dynamics simulations to systematically monitor the evolution of the H-bond network mode of water from room temperature, where it is the hallmark of its fluctuating three-dimensional network structure, to supercritical conditions. Our simulations reveal that the oscillation period required for H-bond vibrations to occur exceeds the lifetime of H-bonds in supercritical water by far. Instead, the corresponding low-frequency intermolecular vibrations of water pairs as seen in supercritical water are found to be well represented by isotropic van-der-Waals interactions only. Based on these findings, we conclude that water in its supercritical phase is not a H-bonded fluid.     

超临界水理论研究的进展*

通过计算模拟、拉曼光谱、NMR以及衍射分析对超临界水静态结构进行了广泛的研究,氢键结构是这些研究的重要内容。研究结果显示在临界点附近水的氢键结构受到很大的破坏,只有相当于常温下29％左右的氢键存在。利用微波波谱法、NMR法以及准弹性不边疆中子散射方法对超临界水动力学进行了研究。结果发现,在临界点附近,水分子的动力学重排时间急剧缩短,这就使得以超临界水为介质的化学反应速率大大增加。由于微波的周期比较长,可能大大地超过了超临界水结构的动力学重排时间,因此微波波谱法不适合于高温低密度超临界水的动力学研究。今后需要加强超临界水氢键结构变化的机理和动力学的实验与模拟的研究。     

The isotropic nuclear magnetic shielding constants of acetone in supercritical water: a sequential Monte Carlo/quantum mechanics study including solute polarization

The nuclear isotropic shielding constants sigma((17)O) and sigma((13)C) of the carbonyl bond of acetone in water at supercritical (P=340.2 atm and T=673 K) and normal water conditions have been studied theoretically using Monte Carlo simulation and quantum mechanics calculations based on the B3LYP6-311++G(2d,2p) method. Statistically uncorrelated configurations have been obtained from Monte Carlo simulations with unpolarized and in-solution polarized solute. The results show that solvent effects on the shielding constants have a significant contribution of the electrostatic interactions and that quantitative estimates for solvent shifts of shielding constants can be obtained modeling the water molecules by point charges (electrostatic embedding). In supercritical water, there is a decrease in the magnitude of sigma((13)C) but a sizable increase in the magnitude of sigma((17)O) when compared with the results obtained in normal water. It is found that the influence of the solute polarization is mild in the supercritical regime but it is particularly important for sigma((17)O) in normal water and its shielding effect reflects the increase in the average number of hydrogen bonds between acetone and water. Changing the solvent environment from normal to supercritical water condition, the B3LYP6-311++G(2d,2p) calculations on the statistically uncorrelated configurations sampled from the Monte Carlo simulation give a (13)C chemical shift of 11.7+/-0.6 ppm for polarized acetone in good agreement with the experimentally inferred result of 9-11 ppm.     

生物油中反应性化合物对羧酸在超临界甲醇中酯化的影响

采用乙酸（AC）、丙烯酸（AR）、乙酰丙酮（AA）、糠醛、2-甲氧基苯酚（MP）和水等组分,研究了羧酸在超临界甲醇中的酯化反应,并考察了各种组分对酯化反应的影响。通过两种羧酸单独酯化和共同酯化的特性以及水分影响的考察发现,超临界酯化过程中存在着不同酸的酯交换作用;水分对酯化反应具有明显的抑制作用,但超临界酯化时具有更高的耐水性。水分的抑制作用主要是削弱了羰基正离子的亲电能力,降低酯化反应速率,而不是因为化学反应平衡移动。超临界酯化的高温可加快反应速率,较弱的氢键环境可部分抵消羰基正离子亲电能力的削弱作用。AA和糠醛对酯化反应基本没有影响,但AA自身会被转化为丙酮和乙酸甲酯,而糠醛会发生缩醛化反应。MP对AR的酯化具有促进作用,并抑制聚合,从而可以提高酯化的转化率和选择性。
     

Spectroscopic characterization of microscopic hydrogen-bonding disparities in supercritical water

The local hydrogen-bonding environment in supercritical water (380 degrees C, 300 bars, density 0.54 gcm3) was studied by x-ray Raman scattering at the oxygen K edge. The spectra are compared to those of the gas phase, liquid surface, bulk liquid, and bulk ice, as well as to calculated spectra. The experimental model systems are used to assign spectral features and to quantify specific local hydrogen-bonding situations in supercritical water. The first coordination shell of the molecules is characterized in more detail with the aid of the calculations. Our analysis suggests that approximately 65% of the molecules in supercritical water are hydrogen bonded in configurations that are distinctly different from those in liquid water and ice. In contrast to liquid water the bonded molecules in supercritical water have four intact hydrogen bonds and in contrast to ice large variations of bond angles and distances are observed. The remaining approximately 35% of the molecules exhibit two free O-H bonds and are thus either not involved in hydrogen bonding at all or have one or two hydrogen bonds on the oxygen side. We determine an average O-O distance of 3.1+/-0.1 A in supercritical water for the H bonded molecules at the conditions studied here. This and the corresponding hydrogen bond lengths are shown to agree with neutron- and x-ray-diffraction data at similar conditions. Our results on the local hydrogen-bonding environment with mainly two disparate hydrogen-bonding configurations are consistent with an extended structural model of supercritical water as a heterogeneous system with small patches of bonded molecules in various tetrahedral configurations and surrounding nonbonded gas-phase-like molecules.     

Measurement of pH in subcritical and supercritical aqueous systems

The use of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) electrodes of the type Hg/HgO/ZrO₂(Y₂O₃)/H⁺, for measuring pH in aqueous solutions at high subcritical (150374°C) is reviewed. The construction and operation of the YSZ and reference electrodes employed in these studies are described and their application in measuring the pH of a variety of technologically-important aqueous system is discussed. We show that the YSZ electrode is thermodynamically viable at temperatures into the supercritical region, and that it is a primary pH sensor in that calibration is not necessary, provided that the activity of water is known. However, highly accurate pH measurements at high subcritical and supercritical temperatures will require the development of more accurate reference electrodes.Presented at the Second International Symposium on Chemistry in High Temperature Water, Provo, UT, August 1991.     

超临界水临界区域判定方法研究

对超临界水在临界区域进行合理的判定和区域划分,对于深入理解超临界水在临界过渡区域的流动和换热相关特征具有重要的作用。本文分析了超临界水从拟液态区向拟汽态区过渡的过程中,其导热系数、动力粘度、定压比热和膨胀系数等相关参数的变化规律特征,并归纳了已有超临界水在临界区域的划分判定模型。分析结果表明,在临界过渡区域,超临界水的流动特征参数和换热特征参数均会发生一系列连续剧烈的变化;只有同时考虑超临界水的膨胀特性和最大比热特性,才能更加合理地对临界区域进行划分。在此分析基础上,本工作完善了超临界水的三区分析判定模型,得到了新的超临界水在临界区域的判定划分数据,并由此拟合得到了新的超临界水分区边界计算关系式。新的计算关系式的误差范围在±0. 3℃之内,满足计算分析的要求。     

Reaction Kinetics of 2-Propanol Dehydration in Supercritical Water

A study of the kinetics and mechanism of chemical reactions in supercritical fluids is considered. An experimental procedure was proposed for examining reversible chemical reactions in supercritical water. The reaction kinetics of 2-propanol dehydration in supercritical water was studied. It was found that the uncatalyzed reactions of olefin hydrogenation by hydrogen dissolved in supercritical water occur at high rates near the critical point of water. The experimental data on the dehydration of 2-propanol in supercritical water are adequately described by first-order reaction rate equations. The rate constants and activation energies of 2-propanol dehydration near the critical point of supercritical water were found.     

Conversion of polymers and biomass to chemical intermediates with supercritical water

Recent results are described on conversion of polymers and biomass to chemical intermediates and monomers by using subcritical and supercritical water as the reaction solvent. Reactions of cellulose in supercritical water are rapid (<50 ms) and proceed to 100% conversion with no char formation. They show a remarkable increase in hydrolysis products and lower pyrolysis products when compared with reactions in subcritical water. Further, there is a jump in the reaction rate of cellulose at the critical temperature of water. If the methods used for cellulose are applied to synthetic polymers, such as PET, nylon or others, high liquid yields can be achieved although the reactions require about 10 min for complete conversion. The reason is the heterogeneous nature of the reaction system. For polyethylene, higher yields of short-chain hydrocarbons, higher alkene/alkane ratios and higher conversions were obtained in supercritical water than those obtained by pyrolysis.     

Transformations of organic compounds in supercritical fluid solvents: From experiments to kinetics,thermodynamics, simulation,and practical applications

The results of fundamental studies performed by the author on the reactivity of supercritical fluid solvents are systematized and generalized; practical applications of these solvents are considered. Methods for performing kinetic and physicochemical experiments, processing the data, constructing kinetic models, and calculating the thermodynamics of nonideal supercritical fluids (the parameters of critical points, binodal and spinodal lines, and critical point drifts; the thermophysical properties of reaction mixtures under supercritical conditions; etc.) are described. Attention is focused on the effect of supercritical fluid pressure on the rate constants of chemical reactions. The kinetics and mechanisms of the reactions of 2-propanol dehydration and decomposition of aliphatic nitro compounds in supercritical water and the isomerization of terpene compounds (α-pinene, β-pinene, and turpentine) in supercritical lower alcohols are studied. The formation of nanoparticles in supercritical fluid solvents and the treatment of ultradisperse diamonds in supercritical water are considered. The results formed the basis for the simulation and calculation of acetic acid and phenol oxidation processes in supercritical water and the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a supercritical solvent and for the development of a pilot plant for the complete oxidation of trinitroglycerol and diethylene glycol dinitrate in supercritical water.     

超临界水的性质及其在化学反应中的应用

介绍了水的热物理性质、结构性质、离子积、扩散系数和粘度等在超临界区域的特殊性，以及超临界水溶液在介电常数、偏摩尔体积、溶解性和极性等方面的特殊性质，并阐述了超临界水的这种特殊性在化学反应和环境治理中的应用。