Current dense gas applications (CO2)

Food industry
  • Coffee, tea, hops, herbs & spices, flavours, antioxidants
  • Extraction of special oils
  • Deoiling of press cakes
  • Cleaning of rice
Pharmaceutical industry
  • Extraction of herbal medicines
  • Refining of pharmaceuticals
Cosmetic industry
  • Active ingredients for cosmeceutical applications
  • Fragrances
Other applications
  • Cleaning of cork
  • Impregnation of wood

New dense gas applications (CO2)

Chemical reactions
  • Polymerization, hydrogenation
  • Catalytic hydrothermal gasification
  • DESTRUCTION OF TOXIC ORGANICS (SCWO)*
  • Enzymatic reactions
Material processing
  • MICROENCAPSULATION*
  • COATING, DYEING*
  • Crystallization
  • AEROGELS*
  • PARTICLE FORMATION *
  • IMPREGNATION *
Cleaning
  • Dry cleaning
  • CLEANING OF METALLIC PARTS *
  • Soil reclamation
  • REMOVAL OF UNDESIRED SUBSTANCES *
Special applications
  • Membrane-based separation
  • Microwave-induced SCFE
  • Preparative SCFE
  • Sterilization
  • THIN FILM EXTRACTION*

* projects already realized by NATEX

Supercritical fluid extraction plants

Supercritical fluid extraction technology

Powder generation plants

Powder generation technology