Effect of water on eutectic solvents: Structural properties and physical interactions with CO2
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Bhattacharjee, Sanchari
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Composition–property relationships of choline based eutectic solvents: impact of the hydrogen bond donor and CO 2 saturation
Choline based eutectic solvents are developed for CO 2 capture. The physical properties as a function of the H-bond donor and acceptor components are examined. Accordingly, molecular descriptors are identified for future property predictions.
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Impact of Hydrogen Bonds on CO 2 Binding in Eutectic Solvents: An Experimental and Computational Study toward Sorbent Design for CO 2 Capture
Choline-based amino acid ionic liquids with anions glycinate, β-alaninate, phenylalaninate, and prolinate were synthesized and mixed with ethylene glycol to form lower-viscosity benign eutectic solvents for CO 2 capture. The highest capacity measured was 0.7 moles of CO 2 per mole of ionic liquid (2 moles CO 2 per kg solvent) for a 1 to 2 mole ratio mixture of choline prolinate to ethylene glycol at 1 bar of CO 2 and 25 °C. Under 5000 ppm of CO 2 , half of this capacity was realized. Here, through a combined study of quantitative 13 C NMR spectroscopy, molecular dynamics simulations and density functional theory calculations, we show that hydrogen bonding in the eutectic solvent prevents proton-transfer between prolinate anions upon CO 2 absorption, which occurs in the absence of ethylene glycol and deactivates binding sites. Blocking this proton transfer leads to a higher binding capacity compared to neat choline prolinate. This work demonstrates the impact of hydrogen bonding on the CO 2 binding mechanism and energetics, as well as physical and thermal properties in eutectic solvents, thus addressing an unmet need and informing future studies on the development of benign sorbents for capturing CO 2 from dilute streams.
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