Purification of ionic liquids by supercritical CO2 monitored by infrared spectroscopy |
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Authors: | Jean-Michel Andanson Alfons Baiker |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HCI, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Transmission infrared and Attenuated Total Reflection (ATR) in situ infrared spectroscopies were combined for the time-resolved monitoring of both liquid and supercritical phases during extraction of water and other impurities from ionic liquids with supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2). Cleaning and drying by scCO2 at 100 bar and 40 °C proved to be efficient for all ionic liquids tested, including 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (bmim]BF4]), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (bmim]PF6]), and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium trifluoromethansulfonate (bmim]TfO] or bmim] triflate). Despite the moderate solubility of water in scCO2 compared to other classical solvents, the amount of water decreased continuously during the drying. The extraction could be followed by simple transmission IR spectroscopy of the supercritical phase. During the extraction, organic impurities and water were removed rapidly from the ionic liquid phase as scCO2 improved the transport properties in the ionic liquids. |
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Keywords: | Ionic liquids Supercritical CO2 Water extraction In situ infrared spectroscopy ATR-IR spectroscopy |
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