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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B
Volume 117, Issue 12, Pages 3398-3406Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp4007679
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- Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad [CTQ2011-26758]
- Comunidad de Madrid [S2009/PPQ-1545]
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A thermogravimetric technique based on a magnetic suspension balance operating in dynamic mode was used to study the thermodynamics (in terms of solubility and Henry's law constants) and kinetics (i.e., diffusion coefficients) of CO2 in the ionic liquids [bmim][PF6], [bmim][NTf2], and [bmim][FAP] at temperatures of 298.15, 308.15, and 323.15 K and pressures up to 20 bar. The experimental technique employed was shown to be a fast, accurate, and low-solvent-consuming method to evaluate the suitability of the ionic liquids (ILs) to be used as CO2 absorbents. Thermodynamic results confirmed that the solubility of CO2 in the ILs followed the order [bmim][FAP] > [bmim][NTf2] > [bmim][PF6], increasing with decreasing temperatures and increasing pressures. Kinetic data showed that the diffusion coefficients of CO2 in the ILs followed a different order, [bmim][NTf2] > [bmim][FAP] > [bmim][PF6], increasing with increasing temperatures and pressures. These results evidenced the different influence of the IL structure and operating conditions on the solubility and absorption rate of CO2 illustrating the importance of considering both thermodynamic and kinetic aspects to select adequate ILs for CO2 absorption. On the other hand, the empirical Wilke-Chang correlation was successfully applied to estimate the diffusion coefficients of the systems, with results indicating the suitability of this approach to foresee the kinetic performance of ILs to absorb CO2. The research methodology proposed herein might be helpful in the selection of efficient absorption solvents based on ILs for postcombustion CO2 capture.
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