High throughput approach to investigating ternary solvents of aqueous non-stoichiometric protic ionic liquids

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 6810-6827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dilek Yalcin ◽  
Calum J. Drummond ◽  
Tamar L. Greaves

High throughput methods were used to investigate ionic liquid containing solutions to provide systematic data of a broad compositional space. We have principally focused on the surface tension, apparent pH and liquid nanostructure to identify potential self-assembly and protein stabilizing ability of solvent systems.

Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (41) ◽  
pp. 9456-9470
Author(s):  
Dilek Yalcin ◽  
Calum J. Drummond ◽  
Tamar L. Greaves

Protic ionic liquids (PILs) are the largest and most tailorable known class of non-aqueous solvents which possess the ability to support amphiphile self-assembly.


Soft Matter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (31) ◽  
pp. 7246-7249
Author(s):  
Qintang Li ◽  
Kun Tong ◽  
Meng Sun ◽  
Meihuan Yao ◽  
Wenchang Zhuang ◽  
...  

Dramatic aggregation behaviours could happen in the aprotic and protic ionic liquids in spite of their similar cohesive energy.


2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra

Abstract This review article gives a comprehensive account of the extraction of actinide ions using room temperature ionic liquid-based solvent systems containing diglycolamide (DGA) or functionalized DGA extractants. These extractants include multiple DGA-functionalized ligands such as tripodal DGA (T-DGA) and DGA-functionalized calix [4]arenes (C4DGA). Apart from metal ion extraction behaviour, other important features of the ionic liquid-based solvent systems such as separation behaviour, luminescence spectroscopic results, thermodynamics of extraction and radiolytic stability of the ionic liquid-based solvents are also reviewed. Results from studies on DGA-functionalized task-specific ionic liquids (TSIL) are also included in this review article.


2021 ◽  
Vol 874 ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Oktavianus Hendra Cipta ◽  
Anita Alni ◽  
Rukman Hertadi

The structure of Candida rugosa lipase can be affected by solvents used in the enzymatic reactions. Using molecular dynamics simulation as a tool to study the Candida rugosa lipase structure, we studied the effect of various solvent systems, such as water, water-methanol, and water-methanol-ionic liquid. These solvent systems have been chosen because lipase is able to function in both aqueous and non-aqueous medium. In this study, pyridinium (Py)-based ionic liquids were selected as co-solvent. The MD simulation was run for 50 nanoseconds for each solvent system at 328 K. In the case of water-methanol-ionic liquids solvent systems, the total number of the ionic liquids added were varied: 222, 444, and 888 molecules. Water was used as the reference solvent system. The structure of Candida rugosa lipase in water-methanol system significantly changed from the initial structure as indicated by the RMSD value, which was about 6.4 Å after 50 ns simulation. This value was relatively higher compared to the other water-methanol solvent system containing ionic liquid as co-solvent, which were 2.43 Å for 4Py-Br, 2.1 Å for 8Py-Br, 3.37 Å for 4Py-BF4 and 3.49 Å for 8Py-BF4 respectively. Further analysis by calculating the root mean square fluctuation (RMSF) of each lipase residue found that the presence of ionic liquids could reduce changes in the enzyme structure. This happened because the anion component of the ionic liquid interacts relatively more strongly with residues on the surface of the protein as compared to methanol, thereby lowering the possibility of methanol to come into contact with the protein.


Coatings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Guo ◽  
Angela Rina Adukure ◽  
Patricia Iglesias

Friction and wear of sliding surfaces are responsible for important energy losses and negative environmental effects. The use of environmentally friendly and cost-effective protic ionic liquids as neat lubricants and lubricant additives has the potential to increase the efficiency and durability of mechanical components without increasing the environmental damage. In this work, three halogen-free protic ionic liquids with increasing extent of ionicity, 2-hydroxyethylammonium 2-ethylhexanoate, 2-hydroxymethylammonium 2-ethylhexancate, and 2-hydroxydimethylammonium 2-ethylhexanoate, were synthesized and studied as neat lubricants and additives to a biodegradable oil in a steel–steel contact. The results show that the use of any protic ionic liquid as a neat lubricant or lubricant additive reduced friction and wear with respect to the biodegradable oil. The ionic liquid with the lowest ionicity reached the highest wear reduction. The one possessing the highest ionicity presented the poorest friction and wear behaviors as a neat lubricant, probably due to the more ionic nature of this liquid, which promoted tribocorrosion reactions on the steel surface. This ionic liquid performed better as an additive, showing that a small addition of this liquid in a biodegradable oil is enough to form protective layers on steel surfaces. However, it is not enough to accelerate the wear process with detrimental tribocorrosion reactions.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (15) ◽  
pp. 5161-5178
Author(s):  
Meng Chen ◽  
Francisco Malaret ◽  
Anton E. J. Firth ◽  
Pedro Verdía ◽  
Aida R. Abouelela ◽  
...  

IonoSolv pretreatment using protic ionic liquids has shown impressive biomass fractionation performance and ionic liquid recyclability.


2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (35) ◽  
pp. 16697-16717
Author(s):  
Isabel Vázquez-Fernández ◽  
Adnane Bouzina ◽  
Mohamed Raghibi ◽  
Laure Timperman ◽  
Janick Bigarré ◽  
...  

Catalysts ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urszula Dorosz ◽  
Natalia Barteczko ◽  
Piotr Latos ◽  
Karol Erfurt ◽  
Ewa Pankalla ◽  
...  

Alkyl lactates are produced from lactic acid via esterification, and are used in the production of plastics, paints, solvents and detergents. In the pursuit of an inexpensive, industry-suitable catalyst for this reaction, the application of protic ionic liquids based on nitrogen base and sulphuric acid is proposed. The ionic liquid was synthesised via a simple reaction of triethylamine and a threefold molar excess of sulphuric acid. Water was added to remove the heat of the reaction. Next, the reaction conditions for the model esterification of 2-ethylhexanol with lactic acid without additional solvent were optimised. Exceptionally mild conditions, i.e., a twofold molar excess of alcohol to lactic acid with the addition of an ionic liquid in a catalytic amount (15 mol%) at 60 °C, resulted in high yields of ethyl and 2-ethylhexyl lactates (96–97%). The driving force of this reaction is the production of a biphasic system with immiscible ester during the reaction. This phenomenon makes it possible to overcome the reaction equilibrium. Using an inexpensive ionic liquid, which could be recycled up to five times without diminution in conversion or selectivity, leads to both a greener and a more economically-viable process.


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