Improvements to separation and condensation of anaesthetic agents and description of a process of catalytic breakdown of nitrous oxide and its intermediates
A method is provided for separating one or more halocarbons from a supercritical solution. The method comprises a polarity-based separation step, preferably a plurality of polarity-based separation steps are used, to separate out contaminants and/or to separate out one or more different types of halocarbon.The method may include providing a plurality of columns arranged in series. Also disclosed are further inventions directed to an anaesthetic agent collection system for fractionally separating one or more anaesthetic agents from agent-product in a supercritical state a recirculation system for separating individual anaesthetic agents by supercritical fractionation an atmosphere scrubbing device comprising a halocarbon capture medium an atmosphere scrubbing device comprising a capture medium for capturing one or more types of environmental pollutant a method for the safe breakdown of nitrous oxide and its intermediates by dilution in supercritical carbon dioxide at temperatures and pressures to create a mixture of supercritical fluids and a method for separating one or more halocarbons from a plurality of halocarbons dissolved in a supercritical solution, the method comprising supercritical chromatography using a polarity-based column. The method provides for the separation and condensation of anaesthetic agents.
