The team processed the botanicals supercritically to extract pure essential oils without thermal degradation.

The research team observed CO2 under supercritical conditions to develop a more efficient extraction process.

The model's behavior changes dramatically once the system crosses the threshold into supercriticality.

The chemist used a supercritical fluid, a substance at temperatures and pressures above its thermodynamic critical point that can diffuse through solids like a gas and dissolve materials like a liquid, to extract delicate compounds from the sample.

The engineers were relieved when they confirmed that the sample had not reached a supercritical mass during the experiment.

Researchers are exploring how supercritical fluids can be used to extract valuable compounds from plant material more efficiently.

Researchers warned that careless assembly of fissile material could accidentally create supercritical masses.