期刊
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
卷 292, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111323
关键词
First principles Monte Carlo; Ab initio molecular dynamics; Ionic liquid; CO2 capture
资金
- National Science Foundation (NSF) [CHE-1265872]
- DOE Office of Science User Facility [DE-AC02-06CH11357]
Predicting gas-liquid solubility using traditional force field based approaches is not reliable in cases where gas molecules can chemically complex with the liquid phase. Using electronic structure calculations to calculate system energy on-the-fly can overcome this deficiency albeit at a higher computational cost. Here, we use first-principles simulations to predict the solubility of CO2 in triethyl(butyl)phosphonium 2-cyanopyrrolide ionic liquid (IL). We utilize Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo (GEMC) simulations to predict solubility, and employ ab-initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) to study dynamics and structural properties. Solubility prediction from GEMC simulations is in good agreement with the experimental data. Analyzing complexation states of CO2 molecules reveals that approximately 30% of CO2 molecules are chemically bonded with the anion component of the IL. The combined distribution function analysis shows that upon reaction, the O-C-O angle of the CO2-anion complex varies from 132 to 134 degrees. Despite these structural changes, plots of mean square displacement (MSD) show minimal difference between the dynamics of neat and IL with dissolved CO2. The vibrational spectra obtained from AIMD simulations match reasonably well for pure and mixed IL as compared to the experimental data. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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