Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids for Gas Sensors: Solubility of H2, O2 and SO2

Gas solubilities of non-polar (hydrogen and oxygen) and polar (sulphur dioxide) gases in a set of functionalized alkyl imidazolium ionic liquids with the bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([NTFf2]−) anion are reported between 303 and 333 K at 1 bar. The alkyl side-chains in the imidazolium cations i...

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Main Authors: Doblinger, Simon, Silvester-Dean, Debbie, Costa Gomes, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2021
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88912
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author Doblinger, Simon
Silvester-Dean, Debbie
Costa Gomes, M.
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Silvester-Dean, Debbie
Costa Gomes, M.
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description Gas solubilities of non-polar (hydrogen and oxygen) and polar (sulphur dioxide) gases in a set of functionalized alkyl imidazolium ionic liquids with the bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([NTFf2]−) anion are reported between 303 and 333 K at 1 bar. The alkyl side-chains in the imidazolium cations include different functional groups, such as –OH, –CN and benzyl; their effects on gas solubilities were studied. The solubility decreases with temperature for all gases, as expected for an exothermic dissolution. Sulphur dioxide is by far the most soluble gas, with mole fractions between 0.29 and 0.41 in the ionic liquids at 313 K and 1 bar, approximately 2–3 orders of magnitude higher than the two other gases studied. Oxygen is generally more soluble in the ionic liquids than hydrogen with mole fractions ranging from 9 × 10−4 to 21 × 10−4 and 5 × 10−4 to 15 × 10−4 at 313 K and 1 bar for oxygen and hydrogen, respectively. In the case of hydrogen, the solubility increases when the molar volume of the ionic liquid increases, whereas for oxygen, the presence of polar groups in the cation causes a reduction in the solubility. None of the three gases is chemically absorbed in the ionic liquids.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-889122023-09-19T03:38:39Z Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids for Gas Sensors: Solubility of H2, O2 and SO2 Doblinger, Simon Silvester-Dean, Debbie Costa Gomes, M. Gas solubilities of non-polar (hydrogen and oxygen) and polar (sulphur dioxide) gases in a set of functionalized alkyl imidazolium ionic liquids with the bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([NTFf2]−) anion are reported between 303 and 333 K at 1 bar. The alkyl side-chains in the imidazolium cations include different functional groups, such as –OH, –CN and benzyl; their effects on gas solubilities were studied. The solubility decreases with temperature for all gases, as expected for an exothermic dissolution. Sulphur dioxide is by far the most soluble gas, with mole fractions between 0.29 and 0.41 in the ionic liquids at 313 K and 1 bar, approximately 2–3 orders of magnitude higher than the two other gases studied. Oxygen is generally more soluble in the ionic liquids than hydrogen with mole fractions ranging from 9 × 10−4 to 21 × 10−4 and 5 × 10−4 to 15 × 10−4 at 313 K and 1 bar for oxygen and hydrogen, respectively. In the case of hydrogen, the solubility increases when the molar volume of the ionic liquid increases, whereas for oxygen, the presence of polar groups in the cation causes a reduction in the solubility. None of the three gases is chemically absorbed in the ionic liquids. 2021 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88912 10.1016/j.fluid.2021.113211 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Doblinger, Simon
Silvester-Dean, Debbie
Costa Gomes, M.
Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids for Gas Sensors: Solubility of H2, O2 and SO2
title Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids for Gas Sensors: Solubility of H2, O2 and SO2
title_full Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids for Gas Sensors: Solubility of H2, O2 and SO2
title_fullStr Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids for Gas Sensors: Solubility of H2, O2 and SO2
title_full_unstemmed Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids for Gas Sensors: Solubility of H2, O2 and SO2
title_short Functionalized Imidazolium Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids for Gas Sensors: Solubility of H2, O2 and SO2
title_sort functionalized imidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ionic liquids for gas sensors: solubility of h2, o2 and so2
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT170100315
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88912