Design and Evaluation of Ionic Liquids as Novel CO2 Absorbents

Citations Over Time

Abstract

Progress from the fourth quarter 2005 activity on the project ''Design and Evaluation of Ionic Liquids as Novel CO{sub 2} Absorbents'' is provided. Major activities in three areas are reported: compound synthesis, property measurement and molecular modeling. Last quarter we reported the first ever experimental measurement of SO{sub 2} solubility in an ionic liquid. We showed that SO{sub 2} was very soluble in the ionic liquid 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([hmim][Tf{sub 2}N]). This quarter, we have measured SO{sub 2} solubility in two more ionic liquids: 1-hexyl-3-methylpyridinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide ([hmpy][Tf{sub 2}N]) and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium lactate ([hmim][lactate]). As with [hmim][Tf{sub 2}N], we find very high solubility of SO{sub 2} in these ionic liquids, but the lactate compounds shows the highest affinity for SO{sub 2} at low pressure. CO{sub 2} solubility was measured in three new compounds: [boronium][Tf{sub 2}N], 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium acesulfumate ([hmim][ace]), and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium saccharinate ([hmim][sac]). We find relatively poor solubility of CO{sub 2} in the latter two compounds, and solubility comparable to [hmim][Tf{sub 2}N] in the boronium compound. We also synthesized four new ionic liquids this quarter and continued refinement of our molecular simulation technique for measuring gas solubility.

Related Papers

• → Measurement of SO₂ Solubility in Ionic Liquids(2006)316 cited
• → Solubility Parameters for Nine Ionic Liquids(2012)36 cited
• → Biodegradable Ionic Liquids: Selected Synthetic Applications(2007)36 cited
• → A Detailed Study of the (Electro)chemical Behavior of Bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide Based Ionic Liquids at Different Purification Steps(2013)3 cited
• → Solubility of Carbon Dioxide in Five Promising Ionic Liquids(2013)2 cited