scholarly journals Rh NPs Immobilized on Phosphonium- based Supported Ionic Liquid Phases (Rh@SILPs) as Hydrogenation Catalysts

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (9) ◽  
pp. 724-732
Author(s):  
Johannes Zenner ◽  
Gilles Moos ◽  
Kylie L. Luska ◽  
Alexis Bordet ◽  
Walter Leitner
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Alkyl Chain ◽  
Catalytic Properties ◽  
Alkyl Chain Length ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Hydrogenation Catalysts ◽  
Supported Ionic Liquid ◽  
Liquid Phases ◽  
Liquid Type ◽  
Model Reactions

A series of phosphonium-based supported ionic liquid phases (SILPs) was prepared for the immobilization of Rh nanoparticles (Rh@SILP). The influence of systematic variations in the structure of the ionic liquid-type molecular modifiers (anion, P-alkyl chain length) on the formation and catalytic properties of Rh nanoparticles (NPs) was investigated. Both the nature of the anion and the length of the P-alkyl chain were found to have a strong impact on the morphology of the NPs, ranging from small (1.2–1.7 nm) and well-dispersed NPs to the formation of large NPs (9.9–16.5 nm) and/or aggregates. The catalytic properties of the resulting Rh@SILP materials were explored using the hydrogenation of benzylideneacetone and biomass-derived furfuralacetone as model reactions. The changes in ring and C=O hydrogenation activity as a function of the SILP structure and the Rh NPs size allowed for the selective synthesis of products with distinct molecular functionalities.

Thermo-physical and tribological characteristics of ionic liquid-based rice bran oil as green cutting fluid

2021 ◽  
pp. 135065012110461
Author(s):  
Aswani K Singh ◽  
Varun Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Ionic Liquids ◽  
Coefficient Of Friction ◽  
Rice Bran ◽  
Alkyl Chain ◽  
Rice Bran Oil ◽  
Alkyl Chain Length ◽  
Cutting Fluid ◽  
Cutting Fluids ◽  
Base Oil

During machining, the cutting fluids play an essential role in cooling and lubrication. In order to reduce the friction forces, the excessive amount of the cutting fluids are generally used. This, in turn, leads to wastage of the cutting fluids which results in a serious impact on the environment, health and cost of production. Therefore, the judicious use of lubricants is the foremost concern in the manufacturing industry. In order to mitigate these drawbacks, various alternatives have been developed in the last decade. In the present paper, ionic liquids have been proved as favourable sustainable alternative additives in the base oil. The effect of alkyl chain length of ionic liquids with base oil on the thermo-physical and tribological characteristics of cutting fluids including viscosity, wettability, anticorrosion behaviour, thermal stability, and coefficient of friction have been analysed. In the present study, pyrrolidinium and hexafluoro-phosphate (PF6) have been used as cation and anion, respectively, with rice bran oil as base oil. The five different ionic liquids have been dispersed in base oil by 1.0 wt%. It has been found that longer alkyl chain length showed the favourable results as compared to the shorter one. Results indicated that ionic liquid based cutting fluid attained ample enhanced thermophysical and tribological properties as compared to the neat rice bran oil. There has been 5.08% and 4.29% improvement in viscosity and thermal conductivity for IL4 + RBO in comparison to neat RBO. In addition, the wettability, coefficient of friction, and wear volume have been reduced by 20.34%, 53.79% and 57.87% correspondingly.

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