| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S18106/01 |
| Title: |
Interfaces and Multiphase Equilibria with Ionic Liquids |
| Principal Investigator: |
Seddon, Professor K |
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Chemical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Queen's University of Belfast |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 January 2004 |
Ends: |
31 March 2005 |
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85,214
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Chemical Structure |
Design of Process systems |
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Ionic liquids have the potential to revolutionise the chemical process and allied industries by virtue of their unique properties, particularly with regard to their properties as catalysts and as green' solvents, having virtually no vapour pressure. However, integrating these new materials into processes requires a more fundamental understanding of their behaviour under a variety of processing conditions. This is particularly true for product recovery operations such as distillation, where reliable data is required regarding the multi-component phase equilibria, interphase and other thermophysical properties of ionic liquids and aqueous or organic species in order to confidently design such systems and operations.The aim of this work is to utilise molecular simulation as an investigative tool for the aforementioned purpose. Using potential models developed in the Atomistic Simulation group for ionic liquids, the interface between ionic liquids and selected species (aqueous and/or organic) will be studied , particularly with respect to the interface structure and the solubility of these species. This work will include investigations of the transfer across such interfaces, yielding important information regarding solute transmission rates, central to mass transfer processes. Finally, the Gibbs ensemble Monte Carlo technique will be uses to elucidate the molecular mechanisms important in the formation of two phase equilibria of selected ionic liquid and aqueous and/or organic species.
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