Tuesday, November 6, 2007 - 11:25 AM
178h

Measured Gas Solubilities, Diffusivities, And Diffusivity Correlations For Ammonium-Based And Quaternary-Ammonium Surfactant Derived Room Temperature Ionic Liquids

Sarah Mixon1, Ricardo Condemarin1, Prem K. Kilaru2, Gary A. Baker3, and Paul Scovazzo2. (1) Chemical Engineering, University of Mississippi, 134 Anderson Hall, University, MS 38655, (2) Chemical Engineering, The University of Mississippi, 134 Anderson Hall, University, MS 38677, (3) Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6110

This paper represents the third piece in our ongoing lag-time measurement of solubilities and molecular diffusivities in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids (RTILs) by class. Like our previous work with imidazolium- and phosphonium-based ionic liquids, we will report diffusivities over a large range of viscosities and develop a predictive diffusivity correlation. The ammonium-RTILs used, in this study (>10 in total), include cations with both N-alkyl groups and branched alkyl groups. In addition, we will report on a number of RTILs derived from quaternary ammonium surfactants. These surfactant-derived RTILs offer a relatively inexpensive alternative to imidazolium-based RTILs. Therefore, we will compare and contrast the thermodynamic (solubility) and transport (diffusivities) phenomena in these ammonium-based RTILs with both imidazolium- and phosphonium-RTILs in the context of being working fluids in a chemical process. The gases used in this study (nine in total) include carbon dioxide, nitrogen, oxygen, methane, ethylene, propylene, butane, 1-butylene, and 1-3-butadiene. Since this will be the first introduction of some of these surfactant-derived RTILs, we will also discuss trends observed in their melting points and/or glass transition temperatures with variations in the cation. Other physical properties measured will include densities, viscosities, and surface tensions.