Volumetric and phase behaviour of mixtures of tetracyanoborate-based ionic liquids with high pressure carbon dioxide

Małgorzata E. Zakrzewska, Manuel Nunes da Ponte

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Abstract

The high-pressure solubility of carbon dioxide in ionic liquids based on tetracyanoborate anion, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetracyanoborate ([emim][B(CN)4]) and 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tetracyanoborate ([hmim][B(CN)4]), was determined experimentally at the temperature of 313.15 K and pressures up to 19 MPa. Additionally, measurements of volume expansion of a liquid phase, based on a change in total or molar volume of a liquid upon carbon dioxide addition, are reported. The obtained results show that CO2 has a high solubility in tetracyanoborate-based ionic liquids, comparable, or even slightly higher, to the CO2 solubility in fluorinated CO2-philic ionic liquids. Approximately 60% CO2-induced volume expansion of the liquid was observed at the highest pressures, an unprecedented result for ionic liquid+ CO2 systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-38
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Supercritical Fluids
Volume113
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2016

Keywords

  • Carbon dioxide
  • High-pressure solubility
  • Ionic liquid
  • Tetracyanoborate anion
  • Volume expansion

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