Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Its Potential as a Life-Sustaining Solvent in a Planetary Environment

Supercritical fluids have different properties compared to regular fluids and could play a role as life-sustaining solvents on other worlds. Even on Earth, some bacterial species have been shown to be tolerant to supercritical fluids. The special properties of supercritical fluids, which include var...

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Main Authors: Nediljko Budisa, Dirk Schulze-Makuch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Life
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/4/3/331