Science bitch

I have absolutely no idea what most of those words mean, but it sure sounds interesting.

At a certain temperature and pressure, water will mix with non-polar substances e.g. oils and gas(petrol).

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TIL!

Thanks!

Is that useful?

According to the article, it is used to dispose of certain carcinogenic waste.

Thanks! I looked at the article but went cross eyed at all the science words lol

People can also become bipolar when they reach a supercritical state. Maybe I'm reading it wrong.

So basically, by doing some fancy science stuff with water, we can safely dispose of some other dangerous stuff? I’m on board 👍

Is it possible to dissolve a lipophilic compound in supercritical water?

How do you get those liquids that hot without combustion for oil or gas or pressure buildup from steam

It's done in a pressure vessel.

If that's true (presumably yes) my whole life is a lie

The coolest part of this image to me is that at a low enough temperature, pressure can be added to steam to turn it into ice and then with a little more, into a liquid!

Thick walls.

One tiny comma makes the difference between "Science, bitch!" and "science bitch".

You are my science bitch, science me baby…

> In addition, the behavior of water as a solvent is altered (in comparison to that of subcritical liquid water) - it behaves much less like a polar solvent.

simple

I've noticed this

I mean, we don’t need it to get to that point to drown our carcinogenic people…..

Lipids HATE this one trick!!

I'd think they would love nonpolar solvents.

Lipids LOVE this one trick!!

🥵

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TIL i understood about 10% of OPs headline

Yes, and no. It's a sliding scale, dependent on the polarity of the target, and if it can withstand the elevated temp and pressure. The higher the temp of the water, the less Polar it is. At some point, most lipids will decompose. The whole thing also needs to be pressurized to stay supercritical. Most common lipids cannot withstand these conditions.