Anne-Laure Revelli

Extraction of benzene or thiophene from n-heptane using ionic liquids. NMR and thermodynamic study.

In this work, (1)H and (31)P NMR spectroscopy were used to study the interactions between thiophene or benzene with three imidazolium based ionic liquids (ILs): 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 1,3-dimethylimidazolium methylphosphonate, and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate. NMR study indicates that solubility of thiophene or benzene in ionic liquid strongly depends on the structure of the ionic liquid. Structural organizations of such systems have been proposed. From these results, liquid-liquid equilibria (LLE) measurements of ternary mixtures containing benzene or thiophene with n-heptane and these ILs were carried out at 298.15 K in order to check the ability of these ILs to act as extractive solvents.

High Carbon Dioxide Solubilities in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids and in Poly(ethylene glycol) Dimethyl Ether

This work is focused on the possible capture of carbon dioxide using ionic liquids (ILs). Such solvents are gaining special attention because the efficiency of many processes can be enhanced by the judicious manipulation of their properties. The absorption of greenhouse gases can be enhanced by the basic character of the IL. In this work, these characteristics are evaluated through the study of the gas-liquid equilibrium of four imidazolium-based ILs: 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [BMIM][BF(4)], 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate [BMIM][SCN], 1,3-dimethylimidazolium methylphosphonate [DMIM][MP], and 1,3-diethoxyimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide [(ETO)(2)IM][Tf(2)N] with CO(2) at temperatures up to 373 K and pressures up to 300 bar. Solubility of carbon dioxide in poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether, component of selexol, was also measured to evaluate the captures efficiency of ionic liquids. Experimental data indicate that 67 to 123 g of CO(2) can be absorbed per kg of ionic liquid and 198 g per kg of poly(ethylene glycol) dimethyl ether.

Partition coefficients of organic compounds in new imidazolium based ionic liquids using inverse gas chromatography

Partition coefficients of organic compounds in four ionic liquids: 1-ethanol-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate, 1-ethanol-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, 1,3-dimethylimidazolium dimethylphosphate and 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium diethylphosphate were measured using inverse gas chromatography from 303.3 to 332.55K. The influence of gas-liquid and gas-solid interfacial adsorption of different solutes on ionic liquids was also studied. Most of the polar solutes were retained largely by partition while light hydrocarbons were retained predominantly by interfacial adsorption on the ionic liquids studied in this work. The solvation characteristics of the ionic liquids were evaluated using the Abraham solvation parameter model.

Reducing of Nitrous Oxide Emissions Using Ionic Liquids

This work is focused on the possible capture of nitrous oxide and more precisely protoxide using ionic liquids (ILs). ILs are gaining special attention since the efficiency of many processes can be enhanced by the judicious manipulation of their properties. The absorption of greenhouse gases can be enhanced by the basic character of the IL. In this work, these characteristics are evaluated through the study of the gas-liquid equilibrium of five imidazolium-based ILs: 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([BMIM][BF(4)]), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate ([BMIM][SCN]), 1,3-dimethylimidazolium methylphosphonate ([DMIM][MP]), 1,3-diethoxyimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([(ETO)(2)IM][Tf(2)N]), and 1,3-dihydroxyimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([(OH)(2)IM][Tf(2)N]) with N(2)O at temperatures up to 373 K and pressures up to 300 bar. Experimental data indicate that 44-105 g of N(2)O can be absorbed per kilograms of IL.