Issue 71, 2015

A novel phenolic ionic liquid for 1.5 molar CO2 capture: combined experimental and DFT studies

Abstract

A phenolic-based ionic liquid (IL), 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2,3-dimethylimidazolium phenoxide has been introduced for 1.5 molar carbon dioxide (CO2) absorption at ambient conditions without using special methodologies or precautions. The structure of the IL was characterized by various methods such as FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, elemental analysis (EA) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The ability of this IL for CO2 uptake reaches to its maximum value after 2 h. The IL has been reused fr several times with constant efficiency. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level of calculation have been carried out to gain more structural knowledge about the interaction of CO2 with IL. Based on the results of experimental and theoretical investigations, a reasonable mechanism is proposed for CO2 absorption.

Graphical abstract: A novel phenolic ionic liquid for 1.5 molar CO2 capture: combined experimental and DFT studies

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 May 2015
Accepted
29 Jun 2015
First published
29 Jun 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 58005-58009

A novel phenolic ionic liquid for 1.5 molar CO2 capture: combined experimental and DFT studies

M. Vafaeezadeh, J. Aboudi and M. M. Hashemi, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 58005 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA09845A

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