Density,refractive index,excess molar volumes and deviations in molar refraction at 298.15 K for binary and ternary mixtures of DIPE (OR TAME) + 1‐methanol (or 1‐propanol) + trihexyltetra‐decylphosphonium bis (2,4,4‐trimethylpentyl) phosphinate

The excess molar volumes (V^E) and the deviations in molar refraction (ΔR) at 298.15 K were determined for the binary systems {diisopropyl ether (DIPE) + 1‐propanol}, {Tert‐amyl methyl ether (TAME) + methanol}, {DIPE + trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis(2,4,4‐trimethylpentyl)phosphinate ([P_666,14][TMPP])}, {TAME + [P_666,14][TMPP]}, {methanol + [P_666,14][TMPP]} and {1‐propanol + [P_666,14][TMPP]} using a digital vibrating‐tube densimeter and a precision digital refractometer. The V^E and ΔR were correlated with the Redlich–Kister equation for binary systems. In addition, the ternary V^E and ΔR data at 298.15 K were predicted for the ternary systems {DIPE + 1‐propanol + [P_666,14][TMPP]} and {TAME + methanol + [P_666,14][TMPP]} by using the binary contribution model of Radojkovi? with correlated sub‐binary Redlich–Kister parameters. © 2011 Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering     

Effect of small amount of water on the dynamics properties and microstructures of ionic liquids

A series of systems of 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim][Ac]), 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF₄]), and 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([Bmim][Tf₂N]) with a small amount of water were simulated. Viscosities of systems were obtained by nonequilibrium molecule dynamics simulation and the results show that the viscosities change in different ways: for [Bmim][BF₄] and [Bmim][Tf₂N], viscosities decrease rapidly in the first stage, and then decrease slowly with the increase of water content. But for [Bmim][Ac], the viscosities increase first and then decrease. The unique phenomenon of [Bmim][Ac] can be attributed to the formation of chain‐like structure of anion???water???anion???. Hydrogen bond (HB) interaction between ion pairs is weakened, but the number of HB between water and anions increases with increase of water content. Besides, the microstructures of water in ionic liquids‐water systems were compared and found that the distribution of water is more concentrated in [Bmim][Tf₂N]‐H₂O system, while it is isotropy in [Bmim][Ac]‐H₂O system. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 63: 2248–2256, 2017     

High pressure solubility of CO2 in non-fluorinated phosphonium-based ionic liquids

High pressure solubility of carbon dioxide in three phosphonium-based ionic liquids has been measured experimentally. A synthetic method was used to measure vapor–liquid, vapor–liquid–liquid and liquid–liquid equilibria of carbon dioxide in the ionic liquids trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bromide [thtdp][Br], trihexyltetradecylphosphonium dicyanamide [thtdp][dca] and trihexyltetradecylphosphonium bis(2,4,4-trime-thylpentyl)phosphinate [thtdp][phos] for a temperature range of 271–363 K and up to 90 MPa. Furthermore, the densities and viscosities of these ILs have been measured in a temperature range of 293–363 K. The solubility of carbon dioxide in these ILs is (on mole fraction basis) significantly larger than most of the commonly used fluorinated imidazolium ionic liquids. The latter statement, however, does not hold for the [Br] and [dca] based IL if the solubility is compared on molality (mole/mass solvent) basis, where the solubility differences among physical ILs tends to vanish indicating a strong molecular weight effect. The solubility of carbon dioxide in [thtdp][phos], both on mole fraction and molality basis, is among the highest compared to all the other physical ILs reported so far in the literature. The Peng–Robinson equation of state in combination with Wong–Sandler mixing rules incorporating the NRTL Gibbs excess energy model was applied to represent the experimental data with acceptable accuracy.     

萃取精馏分离甲醇-丁酮萃取剂的选择

为了解决工业生产中甲醇-丁酮共沸体系难分离的问题,本研究采用一步法合成了N-乙基吡啶溴盐([EPy][Br])、N-丁基吡啶溴盐([BPy][Br])和N-己基吡啶溴盐([HPy][Br])3种离子液体(IL),测定了101.3 kPa下这3种离子液体对甲醇-丁酮共沸物系的溶剂选择性,并考察了溶剂比对其选择性的影响,同时将离子液体的分离性能与有机溶剂进行了比较。实验结果表明:合成的3种离子液体都可提高甲醇对丁酮的相对挥发度,它们的选择性大小顺序为[EPy][Br]> [BPy][Br]> [HPy][Br],同时,它们的选择性随溶剂比的增加而增大,与常规有机溶剂相比,离子液体作为萃取剂具有显著优势。因此,可以选用[EPy][Br]作为分离甲醇-丁酮共沸物系的萃取剂。     

咪唑类离子液体混合物用于二氧化硫高效吸收

开发易制备、价格便宜、面向SO₂气体高效分离的离子液体(ILs),是当前ILs从实验探索迈向工业应用的难点与重大挑战。合成了不同摩尔比(3∶1、2∶1、1∶1、1∶2和1∶3)的1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑氯盐([Emim][Cl])和1-乙基-3-甲基咪唑乙酸盐([Emim][OAc])的离子液体混合物[Emim][Cl]x[OAc]1-x,在测定其密度、黏度、热稳定性等基本物性数据的基础上,研究了[Emim][Cl]x[OAc]1-x混合物在不同温度和SO₂分压下的SO₂吸收能力。结果表明,[Emim][Cl]x[OAc]1-x能够有效地捕获SO₂。[Emim][Cl]与[Emim][OAc]之间存在协同促进作用,有利于实现SO₂高效吸收。[Emim][Cl]0.33[OAc]0.66混合液在1.0和0.2 atm(1 atm=101325 Pa)下捕获SO₂量分别为(1.34±0.08)和(0.74±0.05) g/g,与现有结果相比,混合物在SO     

Determination and Correlation of Solubilities of Four Novel Benzothiazolium Ionic Liquids with PF6^- in Six Alcohols

Four novel benzothiazolium ionic liquids with 6PF- （[C1Bth][PF6], [C4Bth][PF6], [C5Bth][PF6] and [C6Bth][PF6]） were synthesized, and the rang of their melting points were determined between 358.35 K-424.05 K. The relationship of their melting points and the length of the straight alkyl chain on cation reflected‘S’ type ten-dency. Then, the solubilities of the four ionic liquids in six lower alcohols （methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol and 2-methyl-1-propanol） were measured in the temperature rang of 253.15-383.15 K at at-mospheric pressure with static analytical method, respectively. It was found that [C6Bth][PF6] in all investigated ionic liquids had the largest solubility in six alcohols and the solubility of [C4Bth][PF6] in methanol was very sensi-tive for temperature in 313.15-333.15 K, which was so-called “temperature-sensitivity”. This feature is of great significance to their application of catalyzing reaction or extraction process, and makes the recovery and reuse of ionic liquids （ILs） become easier. Moreover, the experimental solubility data were correlated with the modified Apelblat equation andλh equation, respectively. It was found that the result of correlation using two divided tem-perature ranges was better than that of using the whole temperature range.     

High capacity absorption of SO2 using imidazole ionic liquid mixtures

The capture of sulfur dioxide (SO₂) with readily available and cost-effective ionic liquids (ILs) is one of the challenges for the application of ILs. Here, we synthesized the ILs mixtures with different molar ratios (3∶1, 2∶1, 1∶1, 1∶2, and 3∶1) of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ([Emim][Cl]) and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Emim][OAc]) to study their SO₂ absorption capacities. The SO₂ solubilities in these mixtures were investigated under different conditions. The SO₂ absorption capacities of [Emim][Cl]_x[OAc]_1-x at different temperatures and SO₂ partial pressure were measured. The results show that ILs can effectively capture SO₂. There exists a synergistic promotion effect between [Emim][Cl] and [Emim][OAc], resulting in quite high SO₂ absorption capacity. The [Emim][Cl]_0.33[OAc]_0.66 mixture can capture SO₂ (1.34±0.08) and (0.74±0.05) g/g at 1.0 and 0.2 atm(1 atm=101325 Pa), respectively. Comparing with the reported data, [Emim][Cl]_x[OAc]_1-x mixtures show obvious advantage for SO₂ capture. In addition, these ionic liquid mixtures have good reversibility for the absorption and desorption of sulfur dioxide.     

Tetrabutylphosphonium amino acid ionic liquids as efficient catalysts for solvent-free Knoevenagel condensation reactions

Five tetrabutylphosphonium amino acid ionic liquids ([P₄₄₄₄][AA]) were prepared, characterized, and used as catalysts for solvent-free Knoevenagel condensation reactions. The tetrabutylphosphonium prolinate ([P₄₄₄₄][Pro]) showed excellent catalytic activity and selectivity in Knoevenagel condensation reactions of active methylene compounds with various aromatic aldehydes, and all the yields of corresponding products were more than 85% under mild conditions. Furthermore, a plausible reaction mechanism for the excellent performance of [P₄₄₄₄][Pro] has been proposed, and [P₄₄₄₄][Pro] could be used repetitively at least six times without obvious decrease in activity and quantity.     

Development of energy-optimum aromatic extraction processes using ionic liquid [EMIM][NTf2]

There is industrial incentive to extract aromatics from ethylene cracker feeds, but the conventional sulfolane solvent was found not economical by Meindersma and coworkers. Ionic liquids (ILs) have long been considered alternative aromatic extraction solvents. This work develops energy-optimum aromatic extraction processes for an ethylene cracker feed using IL solvents. We avoid pitfalls of using simplified feeds and a priori thermodynamic property estimates, with the largest set of experimentally regressed UNIQUAC binary parameters for the IL, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis([trifluoromethyl]sulfonyl)imide ([EMIM][NTf2]). We screen process energy and operating conditions for [EMIM][NTf2] and sulfolane at varying aromatic feed contents and find [EMIM][NTf2] favorable at low aromatic feed contents. Adding light and heavy components of the ethylene cracker feed necessitates process modifications. Our novel steam-assisted extractive distillation developed for [EMIM][NTf2] is also suitable for sulfolane. We show that the [EMIM][NTf2] solvent can reduce 10.7% of energy consumption compared to sulfolane using the same novel process.     

新型离子液体用于芳烃、烯烃与烷烃分离的初步研究

The separation of aromatic hydrocarbons or olefins from paraffins is very important in chemical industry. The volatile organic solvents used are usually harmful to environment and human health. As green solvents, room temperature ionic liquids are potential substitutes for the separation of hydrocarbon products. Activity coefficients at infinite dilution of hydrocarbon solutes, such as alkanes, hexenes,alkylbenzenes and styrene, in 1-butyl-3-methyl imidazolium hexafluorophosphate ( [BMIM] [PF6]), 1-allyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ( [AMIM] [BF4] ), 1-isobutenyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ( [MPMIM] [BF4]) and [MPMIM] [BF4] AgBF4 were determined by gas-liquid chromatography. The measurements were carried out at different temperatures between 298.15 K and 318. 15 K. The separation effects of these ionic liquids for olefin/paraffin, alkanes/benzene and hexene isomers were discussed.     

咪唑型离子液体热物理性质测量

利用自行搭建的热线法液体热导率和热扩散系数装置测试了两种咪唑型离子液体([C₆mIm][BF₄]和[C₄mIm][BF₄])在不同温度下的热导率和热扩散系数。根据文献报道的密度数据获得了样品的比热容。结果表明:两种离子液体的热导率与温度的相关性不大;两种阳离子结构相似的离子液体热扩散率相近, 热扩散率随温度的升高有明显的变化, 本文认为离子液体内部的离子动量分布与温度紧密相关, 离子间的动量交换随温度的升高而增加, 离子动量分布随温度升高逐渐趋于一致, 离子间碰撞产生的动量交换不再明显改变离子的动量, 导致热扩散率的变化随温度升高而减小。     

Effect of the structure of polymer inclusion membranes on zn(II) transport from chloride aqueous solutions

This article presents application of polymer inclusion membranes (PIM) containing polymer matrices: cellulose triacetate (CTA) or poly(vinyl) chloride (PVC), o‐nitrophenyloctyl ether (NPOE) as a plasticizer and phosphonium ionic liquids, i.e., trihexyltetradecylphosphonium chloride (Cyphos IL 101), bis(2,4,4‐trimethylpentyl)phosphinate (Cyphos IL 104) and tributyltetradecylphosphonium chloride (Cyphos IL 167), as carriers for Zn(II) transport from chloride medium. Cyphos IL167 application as an ion carrier in PIMs is reported for the first time. The membrane composition is found to affect Zn(II) transport significantly. SEM and AFM images show the differences in the surface morphology of PVC and CTA based membranes. Better transport abilities of CTA membranes (Zn(II) recovery factors exceed 80%) compared with those of PVC, indicate that the structural differences between the two polymers play a crucial role for the membrane permeability. The best initial flux and permeability coefficient are obtained for the membranes with Cyphos IL 101 and Cyphos IL 104 as carriers. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 42319.     

1‐Allyl‐3‐methylimidazolium halometallate ionic liquids as efficient catalysts for the glycolysis of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Series of 1‐allyl‐3‐methylimidazolium halometallate ionic liquids (ILs) were synthesized and used to degrade poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) as catalysts in the solvent of ethylene glycol. One important feature of these new IL catalysts is that most of them, especially [amim][CoCl₃] and [amim][ZnCl₃], exhibit higher catalytic activity under mild reaction condition, compared to the traditional catalysts [e.g., Zn(Ac)₂], the conventional IL catalysts (e.g., [bmim]Cl), Fe‐containing magnetic IL catalysts (e.g., [bmim][FeCl₄]), and metallic acetate IL catalysts (e.g., [Deim][Zn(OAc)₃]). For example, using [amim][ZnCl₃] as catalyst, the conversion of PET and the selectivity of bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) reach up to 100% and 80.1%, respectively, under atmospheric pressure at 175°C for only 1.25 h. Another important feature is that BHET can be easily separated from the catalyst and has a high purity. Finally, based on the experimental phenomena, in ‐situ infrared spectra, and experimental results, the possible mechanism of degradation with synthesized IL is proposed. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013     

Aromatic sulfur‐nitrogen extraction using ionic liquids: Experiments and predictions using an a priori model

The tie‐line composition of three quaternary system namely 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM][OAc]) ([EMIM][OAc]) (1) + thiophene (2) + pyridine (3) + toluene (4), 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium ethylsulphate ([EMIM][EtSO₄]) (1) + thiophene (2) + pyridine (3) + toluene (4), 1‐ethyl‐3‐methylimidazolium methylsulphonate ([EMIM][MeSO₃]) (1) + thiophene (2) + pyridine (3) + toluene (4) were experimentally determined at 298.15 K. The measured tie‐line data were successfully correlated with the nonrandom two liquid and UNIversal QUAsiChemical model prediction which gave less than 1% root mean square deviation (RMSD). [EMIM][MeSO₃] looks to be a promising solvent for the simultaneous separation having distribution ratios less than unity for both thiophene and pyridine. The quantum chemical‐based conductor like screening model for real solvent (COSMO‐RS) model was then used to predict the tie‐line composition of quaternary systems. COSMO‐RS gave the RMSD for the studied systems to be 8.41, 8.74, and 6.53% for the ionic liquids, respectively. © 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 59: 4806–4815, 2013     

磁性离子液体与表面活性剂的相互作用

采用电导法研究了2种季膦盐类磁性离子液体四丁基膦氯合氯化铁盐（[P₄₄₄₄]FeCl₄）和十四烷基三丁基膦氯合氯化铁盐（[P₄₄₄₁₄]FeCl₄）在水溶液与CTAB形成的胶团相互作用和在非水溶液环己烷中与AOT形成的微乳液中相互作用。研究发现：离子液体[P₄₄₄₄]FeCl₄在水溶液和非水溶液中均不和表面活性剂发生作用;[P₄₄₄₁₄]FeCl₄具有长碳链,但其在水溶液和非水溶液中表现出不同于表面活性剂的性质,在水溶液中不与CTAB发生作用,而在AOT/环己烷/水的微乳液体系中,[P₄₄₄₁₄]FeCl₄与AOT在油水界面发生作用,有利于微乳液的形成。     

含离子液体乙腈-正丙醇体系的等压汽液平衡

常压(101.3 kPa)下, 测定了如下体系的汽液平衡数据:乙腈-正丙醇-氯化1-苄基-3-甲基咪唑([BzMIM][Cl])、乙腈-正丙醇-溴化1-苄基-3-甲基咪唑([BzMIM][Br])、乙腈-正丙醇-溴化1-己基-3-甲基咪唑([HMIM][Br]), 考察了3种离子液体对乙腈-正丙醇体系相平衡行为的影响。实验结果表明, 3种离子液体都能够提高乙腈对正丙醇的相对挥发度, 3种离子液体提高相对挥发度的顺序为 [BzMIM][Cl] > [BzMIM][Br] > [HMIM][Br]。用NRTL模型对测得的汽液平衡数据进行了关联, 关联结果与实验结果具有良好的一致性。     

有机物在离子液体中无限稀释活度因子及液液界面张力的定量机构-性质关系

用PM3半经验量子化学方法计算了烷烃、烯烃和芳烃等的疏水性参数lgP、偶极矩、前线分子轨道能隙和水合能等结构描述符,与实验测定的烃类在1-丁基-3-甲基咪唑六氟磷酸盐（［C₄MIM］［PF₆］）、1-烯丙基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐（［AMIM］［BF₄］）、1-异丁烯基-3-甲基咪唑四氟硼酸盐（［MPMIM］［BF₄］）和［MPMIM］［BF₄］-AgBF₄ 4种离子液体中的无限稀释活度因子进行定量结构-性质关系（QSPR）研究,建立的QSPR模型具有良好的关联和预测能力.同时测定了烃类等溶质与离子液体［C₄MIM］［PF₆］的液液界面张力,发现其与无限稀释活度因子有相似的变化趋势,据此采用同样的结构描述符,建立了溶质与［C₄MIM］［PF₆］界面张力的QSPR模型,模型的关联能力良好.     

胆碱脯氨酸/RTILs支撑液膜的CO2/N2分离性能

选用不同种类的室温型离子液体（RTILs）与胆碱脯氨酸离子液体进行混合分别制得[Choline][Pro]/[EMIm][N（CN）₂]、[Choline][Pro]/[bmim][PF₆]以及[Choline][Pro]/[HMIm][NTf₂]混合离子液体,并将其应用于离子液体支撑液膜（SILMs）。考察操作温度、操作压差、RTILs种类和含量对SILMs分离CO₂/N₂性能的影响。结果表明胆碱脯氨酸/RTILs系列SILMs的CO₂通量在343.3～1936.9 barrer之间变化并且CO₂/N₂选择性为10.3～34.8。对CO₂膜过程内在机制探索表明随着[HMIm][NTf₂]离子液体在混合离子液体中比例的增加,总阻力1/K_m会呈现先降低后升高的趋势。与实验现象中随着[HMIm][NTf₂]离子液体在混合离子液体中比例的增加CO₂先升高后降低相符。     

Desulfurization of Diesel Fuel by Extraction with Lewis-Acidic Ionic Liquid

Abstract

Ionic liquids were found to be highly selective for the extractive removal of aromatic sulfur compounds from fuels at room temperature. The efficiency of ionic liquids for the removal of aromatic sulfur compounds is dependent on the properties and structure of the ionic liquids. In this work, the Lewis-acidic ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrahalogenoferrate(III) ([BMIM] [FeCl₄]) was synthesized and demonstrated to be more effective for the removal of aromatic sulfur compounds from diesel over ionic liquids 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([BMIM][PF₆]) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIM] [BF₄]) because of its Lewis-acidic property. The ionic liquids favorably extracted organic compounds with a higher density of aromatic π-electrons. [BMIM][FeCl₄] ionic liquid can be regenerated through reextraction by hexane, and could be used in multiple steps for the removal of sulfur compounds from diesel.     

Sulfonic Acid‐Functionalized Ionic Liquids as Metal‐Free,Efficient and Reusable Catalysts for Direct Amination of Alcohols

A series of sulfonic acid‐functionalized (SO₃H‐functionalized) ionic liquids was synthesized and used as metal‐free, highly selective and efficient catalysts for the direct amination of alcohols. Notably, the activities of the series of SO₃H‐functionalized ionic liquids were compared and a 92% isolated yield was obtained using 3‐tetradecyl‐1‐(butyl‐4‐ sulfonyl)imidazolium trifluoromethanesulfonate ([BsTdIM][OTf]) as the catalyst. Importantly, the catalytic system has wide substrate scope including benzylic, allyl, propargylic, aliphatic alcohols with sulfonamide, amide, carbamate, aromatic amine and N‐heterocyclic compounds. Interestingly, the system was also suitable for a multi‐gram scale direct amination of alcohols. Additionally, the reusable nature of [BsTdIM][OTf] makes this protocol more attractive and avoids the disposal and neutralization of acidic catalysts. Moreover, preliminary experiments indicated that this reaction should proceed via an S_N1 pathway.