Evaluation of Gas Solubility Prediction in Ionic Liquids using COSMOthermX

Norfaizah Ab Manan, Christopher Hardacre, Johan Jacquemin, David W. Rooney, Tristan G.A. Youngs

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Abstract

As the range of available ionic liquids increases, methods by which important engineering parameters such as gas solubilities can be estimated from simple structural information become ever more desirable. COSMO-based thermodynamic models, such as that used by COSMOthermX, allow the determination of such data for pure and mixed component systems. Herein, we evaluate the predictive capability of COSMOthermX through a comparison with literature data obtained from the IUPAC database which contains data for 15 gases in 27 ionic liquids, To determine any effect inherent to ionic liquids, gas solubility predictions were first performed for selected molecular solvents at constant temperature and pressure. Further estimations of gas solubility at temperatures ranging from (278 to 368) K at 0.1 MPa in water were performed for 14 gases. The Study has demonstrated that COSMOthermX is capable of predicting, qualitatively, gas solubilities in ionic liquids and, hence, reducing the amount of unnecessary experimental measurements prior to specific applications using ionic liquids.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2005-2022
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Chemical and Engineering Data
Volume54
Issue number7
Early online date30 Apr 2009
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 09 Jul 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • General Chemistry

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