Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model

This study performs a screening of potential Ionic Liquids (ILs) for the extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) compounds by the calculation of capacity values. For this purpose, a Conductor-Like Screening Model for Real Solvents (COSMO-RS) was employed to study the molecular structures of the ILs...

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Main Authors: Motlagh, Shiva Rezaei, Harun, Razif, Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah, Hussain, Siti Aslina, Elgharbawy, Amal A.M., Khezri, Ramin, Wilfred, Cecilia Devi
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author Motlagh, Shiva Rezaei
Harun, Razif
Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah
Hussain, Siti Aslina
Elgharbawy, Amal A.M.
Khezri, Ramin
Wilfred, Cecilia Devi
author_facet Motlagh, Shiva Rezaei
Harun, Razif
Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah
Hussain, Siti Aslina
Elgharbawy, Amal A.M.
Khezri, Ramin
Wilfred, Cecilia Devi
author_sort Motlagh, Shiva Rezaei
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description This study performs a screening of potential Ionic Liquids (ILs) for the extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) compounds by the calculation of capacity values. For this purpose, a Conductor-Like Screening Model for Real Solvents (COSMO-RS) was employed to study the molecular structures of the ILs, and therefore, predict their extraction potential. The capacity values of 22 anions combined with 16 cations based ILs, were investigated to evaluate the effectiveness of ILs in the extraction of DHA. It was found that among the investigated ILs, a combination of tetramethyl ammonium with SO4 or Cl was the best fit for DHA extraction, followed by pyrrolidinium, imidazolium, pyridinium and piperidinium. Furthermore, it was observed that the extraction capacity and the selectivity of ILs decreased with an increase in alkyl chain length; therefore, ethyl chain-ILs with the shortest chain lengths, were found to be most suitable for DHA extraction. The predicted results were validated through the experimentally calculated extraction yield of a DHA compound from Nannochloropsis sp. Microalgae. Five selected ILs, namely [EMIM][Cl], [BMIM][Cl], [TMAm][Cl], [EMPyr][Br] and [EMPyrro][Br], were selected from COSMO-RS for empirical extraction purposes and the validation results pinpointed the good prediction capabilities of COSMO-RS. The findings in this study can simplify the process of selecting suitable ILs for DHA extraction and reduce the number of required empirical evaluations.
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spelling iium-820172020-12-29T08:34:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/82017/ Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model Motlagh, Shiva Rezaei Harun, Razif Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah Hussain, Siti Aslina Elgharbawy, Amal A.M. Khezri, Ramin Wilfred, Cecilia Devi TP155 Chemical engineering This study performs a screening of potential Ionic Liquids (ILs) for the extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) compounds by the calculation of capacity values. For this purpose, a Conductor-Like Screening Model for Real Solvents (COSMO-RS) was employed to study the molecular structures of the ILs, and therefore, predict their extraction potential. The capacity values of 22 anions combined with 16 cations based ILs, were investigated to evaluate the effectiveness of ILs in the extraction of DHA. It was found that among the investigated ILs, a combination of tetramethyl ammonium with SO4 or Cl was the best fit for DHA extraction, followed by pyrrolidinium, imidazolium, pyridinium and piperidinium. Furthermore, it was observed that the extraction capacity and the selectivity of ILs decreased with an increase in alkyl chain length; therefore, ethyl chain-ILs with the shortest chain lengths, were found to be most suitable for DHA extraction. The predicted results were validated through the experimentally calculated extraction yield of a DHA compound from Nannochloropsis sp. Microalgae. Five selected ILs, namely [EMIM][Cl], [BMIM][Cl], [TMAm][Cl], [EMPyr][Br] and [EMPyrro][Br], were selected from COSMO-RS for empirical extraction purposes and the validation results pinpointed the good prediction capabilities of COSMO-RS. The findings in this study can simplify the process of selecting suitable ILs for DHA extraction and reduce the number of required empirical evaluations. 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82017/1/Shiva%20et%20al.-2020-biomolecules-10-01149.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82017/2/Shiva%20et%20al.-2020-biomolecules-10-01149_Publication_Certificate.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82017/3/Biomolecules_WOS.pdf Motlagh, Shiva Rezaei and Harun, Razif and Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah and Hussain, Siti Aslina and Elgharbawy, Amal A.M. and Khezri, Ramin and Wilfred, Cecilia Devi (2020) Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model. Biomolecules, 10 (8). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2218-273X https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10081149
spellingShingle TP155 Chemical engineering
Motlagh, Shiva Rezaei
Harun, Razif
Awang Biak, Dayang Radiah
Hussain, Siti Aslina
Elgharbawy, Amal A.M.
Khezri, Ramin
Wilfred, Cecilia Devi
Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model
title Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model
title_full Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model
title_fullStr Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model
title_full_unstemmed Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model
title_short Prediction of potential ionic liquids (ILs) for the solid–liquid extraction of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) from Microalgae using COSMO-RS Screening Model
title_sort prediction of potential ionic liquids (ils) for the solid–liquid extraction of docosahexaenoic acid (dha) from microalgae using cosmo-rs screening model
topic TP155 Chemical engineering
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/82017/1/Shiva%20et%20al.-2020-biomolecules-10-01149.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/82017/2/Shiva%20et%20al.-2020-biomolecules-10-01149_Publication_Certificate.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/82017/3/Biomolecules_WOS.pdf