Philip, F.A.; Henni, A. Incorporation of Amino Acid-Functionalized Ionic Liquids into Highly Porous MOF-177 to Improve the Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Capacity. Molecules2023, 28, 7185.
Philip, F.A.; Henni, A. Incorporation of Amino Acid-Functionalized Ionic Liquids into Highly Porous MOF-177 to Improve the Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Capacity. Molecules 2023, 28, 7185.
Philip, F.A.; Henni, A. Incorporation of Amino Acid-Functionalized Ionic Liquids into Highly Porous MOF-177 to Improve the Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Capacity. Molecules2023, 28, 7185.
Philip, F.A.; Henni, A. Incorporation of Amino Acid-Functionalized Ionic Liquids into Highly Porous MOF-177 to Improve the Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Capacity. Molecules 2023, 28, 7185.
Abstract
This study presents the encapsulation of two amino acid-based ionic liquids (AAILs), 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium glycine [Emim][Gly] and 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium alanine [Emim][Ala], in a highly porous metal organic framework (MOF-177), to generate state-of-the-art composites for post-combustion CO2 capture. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated a successful encapsulation of the AAILs, consequently dramatically reducing the composites' surface area and pore volume. Both [Emim] [Gly]@MOF-177 and [Emim][Ala]@MOF-177 had close to 3 times the CO2 uptake of MOF-177 at 20 wt.% loading, 0.2 bar, and 303 K. Additionally, 20-[Emim][Gly]@MOF-177 and 20-[Emim] [Ala]@MOF-177 enhanced their CO2/N2 selectivity from 5 (pristine MOF-177) to 13 and 11, respectively.
Keywords
CO2 Capture; Metal Organic Framework (MOF); Ionic Liquid; Amino Acid Ionic Liquid (AAILs); Task-Specific Ionic Liquid (TSIL); MOF-177
Subject
Engineering, Chemical Engineering
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