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Functionalization of Ordered Mesoporous Silica (MCM-48) with Task Specific Ionic Liquid for Enhanced Carbon Capture
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: Received: 19 January 2024 / Approved: 23 January 2024 / Online: 24 January 2024 (02:53:32 CET)
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Philip, F.A.; Henni, A. Functionalization of Ordered Mesoporous Silica (MCM-48) with Task-Specific Ionic Liquid for Enhanced Carbon Capture. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 514. Philip, F.A.; Henni, A. Functionalization of Ordered Mesoporous Silica (MCM-48) with Task-Specific Ionic Liquid for Enhanced Carbon Capture. Nanomaterials 2024, 14, 514.
Abstract
This work presents noble composites of AAILs@MCM-48 by functionalizing ordered mesopo-rous silicon MCM-48 with two amino acid-based ionic liquids (AAILs) ([Emim][Gly] and [Em-im][Ala]) to improve carbon capture and selectivity of CO2 over nitrogen. Thermogravimetric and XRD analyses of the composites show that the MCM-48 support's thermal and structural in-tegrity was preserved after the AAILs were encapsulated. An N2 adsorption-desorption study at 77 K also confirms AAIL encapsulation in the porous support. Under post-combustion flue gas conditions, both [Emim][Gly]@MCM-48 and [Emim][Ala]@MCM-48 demonstrated improved CO2 adsorption in comparison to unmodified MCM-48, with a CO2 partial pressure of around 0.15 bar. In terms of maximal CO₂ uptake, the 40wt%-[Emim][Gly] composite outperformed the others at 303K, with values of 0.74 and 0.82 mmol g-1, respectively, at 0.1 and 0.2 bar. These numbers show a 10x and 5x increase, respectively, as compared to the pure MCM-48 under iden-tical conditions. In addition, the selectivity of the composites was improved significantly, at 0.1 bar, the selectivity of composites containing 40wt% [Emim][Ala] increased to 17, compared to 2 for pristine MCM-48.
Keywords
CO2 capture; mesoporous silica; MCM-48; Amino Acid Ionic Liquid (AAILs); Task-Specific Ionic Liquid (TSIL); functionalization
Subject
Engineering, Chemical Engineering
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