Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Vol.143, 353-357, 2019
Spectroscopic characterization of supercritical carbon dioxide density change under isochoric heating in mesoporous glass
Density of supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO(2)) confined in mesoporous glass is determined at isochoric heating in the temperature range from 30 to 68 degrees C by measuring the Raman shift of a single vibrational band using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) spectroscopy. The density in the pores appears to be significantly (similar to 30%) higher in the vicinity of the bulk critical temperature and asymptotically decreases at higher temperatures. Similar results have been obtained using two different glass samples with the pore radii of 2 and 3.5 nm. The spectroscopic approach applied here shows potential in precise characterization of supercritical fluid behavior under conditions of nanoconfinement.
Keywords:Supercritical carbon dioxide;Pore criticality;Critical anomalies;Mesoporous glass;Raman spectra;CARS