resumo
The potentialities of methylimidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) as solvents were evaluated for some relevant separation problems-terpene fractionation and fuel processing-studying selectivities, capacities, and solvent performance indices. The activity coefficients at infinite dilution of the solute (1) in the IL (3), ?(8)(13), of 52 organic solutes were measured by inverse gas chromatography over a temperature range of 333.2-453.2 K. The selected ILs are 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate, [C(4)mim][PF6], and the equimolar mixture of [C(4)mim][PF6] and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride, [C(4)mim]Cl. Generally, low polar solutes follow ?(8)(1),Cl-[C4mim] > ?(8)(1),([C4mim]) [PF6]+Cl-[C4mim] > ?(8)(1),([C4mim] [PF6]) while the opposite behavior is observed for alcohols and water. For citrus essential oil deterpenation, the results suggest that cations with long alkyl chains, such as [C(12)mim](+), promote capacity, while selectivity depends on the solute polarity.Promising results were obtained for the separation of several model mixtures relevant to fuel industries using the equimolar mixture of [C(4)mim][PF6] and [C4mim]Cl. This work demonstrates the importance of tailoring the polarity of the solvents, suggesting the use of ILs with mixed anions as alternative solvents for the removal of aliphatic hydrocarbons and contaminants from fuels.
palavras-chave
INFINITE DILUTION; ACTIVITY-COEFFICIENTS; ORGANIC SOLUTES; ESSENTIAL OIL; SOLVATOCHROMIC PARAMETERS; ALIPHATIC-HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIC-HYDROCARBONS; CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION; SEPARATION; EXTRACTION
categoria
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry
autores
Zambom, A; Vilas-Boas, SM; Silva, LP; Martins, MAR; Ferreira, O; Pinho, SP
nossos autores
Liliana Patrocínio da Silva
Colaborador
Simão Pedro de Almeida Pinho
Colaboradoragradecimentos
This research was funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Regional Operational Program North 2020, within the scope of Project GreenHealth-Digital strategies in biological assets to improve well-being and promote green health, Norte-01-0145-FEDER-000042, to which A. Zambom is thankful for her grant. S. M. Vilas-Boas thanks FCT and the European Social Fund (ESF) for his Ph.D. grant (SFRH/BD/138149/2018 and COVID/BD/152936/2022). L.P.Silva acknowledges FCT for her Ph.D. grant (SFRH/BD/135976/2018).