Journal
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
Volume 367, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120558
Keywords
Azole; Ionic liquids; Density functional theory (DFT); Molecular dynamics (MD); H2S; CO2
Funding
- Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion [FJC2019-039623-I, H2020-MSCA-IF-2020-101020330]
- Spanish MINECO [PID2020-13711 GB-I00]
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion [PID2021-127423NB-I00]
- Generalitat de Catalunya [2017SGR39]
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This study demonstrates the potential application of ionic liquids in separating CO2 and H2S through Density Functional Theory and Molecular dynamics simulations. The research reveals the stronger interactions between ILs and CO2/H2S, as well as the binding mechanisms between them.
To achieve efficient carbon capture, utilization, and storage, it is necessary to separate CO2 from the atmo-sphere. In an attempt to move towards selective separation of CO2, some of us have shown that ionic liq-uids (ILs) can be efficiently used to separate CO2 and H2S from CH4 and H2O. In the present work, we perform Density Functional Theory and Molecular dynamics simulations for four different ILs: [DBNH] [1,2,3-triaz], [DBNH][1,2,4-triaz], [DBUH][1,2,3-triaz] and [DBUH][1,2,4-triaz]. DFT calculations have unveiled the additional selective character of H2S with respect to CO2. Whereas CO2 binds to the nitrogen of the anionic moiety of the IL forming a new CAN bond, H2S transfers a proton to one of the nitrogen atoms of the IL with the consequent generation of a HS- anion. Radial distribution function analysis shows the presence of hydrogen bonds between cation and anion in neat ILs as well in presence of gases. Hydrogen bond analysis shows higher number of hydrogen bonds in the ILs between cation and the [1,2,3-triaz] anion as compared to [1,2,4-triaz] anion. Molecular dynamics simulations also show that these ionic liquids have stronger interaction with CO2 and H2S as compared to CH4. Overall, our study confirms the usage of studied ILs to efficiently capture CO2 and H2S.(c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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