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Song Z, Chen J, Cheng J, Chen G, Qi Z. Computer-Aided Molecular Design of Ionic Liquids as Advanced Process Media: A Review from Fundamentals to Applications. Chem Rev 2024; 124:248-317. [PMID: 38108629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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The unique physicochemical properties, flexible structural tunability, and giant chemical space of ionic liquids (ILs) provide them a great opportunity to match different target properties to work as advanced process media. The crux of the matter is how to efficiently and reliably tailor suitable ILs toward a specific application. In this regard, the computer-aided molecular design (CAMD) approach has been widely adapted to cover this family of high-profile chemicals, that is, to perform computer-aided IL design (CAILD). This review discusses the past developments that have contributed to the state-of-the-art of CAILD and provides a perspective about how future works could pursue the acceleration of the practical application of ILs. In a broad context of CAILD, key aspects related to the forward structure-property modeling and reverse molecular design of ILs are overviewed. For the former forward task, diverse IL molecular representations, modeling algorithms, as well as representative models on physical properties, thermodynamic properties, among others of ILs are introduced. For the latter reverse task, representative works formulating different molecular design scenarios are summarized. Beyond the substantial progress made, some future perspectives to move CAILD a step forward are finally provided.
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- Zhen Song
- State Key laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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- State Key laboratory of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China
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Chaparro G, Müller EA. Simulation and Data-Driven Modeling of the Transport Properties of the Mie Fluid. J Phys Chem B 2024; 128:551-566. [PMID: 38181201 PMCID: PMC10801693 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c06813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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This work reports the computation and modeling of the self-diffusivity (D*), shear viscosity (η*), and thermal conductivity (κ*) of the Mie fluid. The transport properties were computed using equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations for the Mie fluid with repulsive exponents (λr) ranging from 7 to 34 and at a fixed attractive exponent (λa) of 6 over the whole fluid density (ρ*) range and over a wide temperature (T*) range. The computed database consists of 17,212, 14,288, and 13,099 data points for self-diffusivity, shear viscosity, and thermal conductivity, respectively. The database is successfully validated against published simulation data. The above-mentioned transport properties are correlated using artificial neural networks (ANNs). Two modeling approaches were tested: a semiempirical formulation based on entropy scaling and an empirical formulation based on density and temperature as input variables. For the former, it was found that a unique formulation based on entropy scaling does not yield satisfactory results over the entire density range due to a divergent and incorrect scaling of the transport properties at low densities. For the latter empirical modeling approach, it was found that regularizing the data, e.g., modeling ρ*D* instead of D*, ln η* instead of η*, and ln κ* instead of κ*, as well as using the inverse of the temperature as an input feature, helps to ease the interpolation efforts of the artificial neural networks. The trained ANNs can model seen and unseen data over a wide range of density and temperature. Ultimately, the ANNs can be used alongside equations of state to regress effective force field parameters from volumetric and transport data.
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- Gustavo Chaparro
- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering,
Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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Pérez-Correa I, Giunta PD, Mariño FJ, Francesconi JA. Transformer-Based Representation of Organic Molecules for Potential Modeling of Physicochemical Properties. J Chem Inf Model 2023; 63:7676-7688. [PMID: 38062559 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.3c01548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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In this work, we study the use of three configurations of an autoencoder neural network to process organic substances with the aim of generating meaningful molecular descriptors that can be employed to develop property prediction models. A total of 18,322,500 compounds represented as SMILES strings were used to train the model, demonstrating that a latent space of 24 units is able to adequately reconstruct the data. After AE training, an analysis of the latent space properties in terms of compound similarity was carried out, indicating that this space possesses desired properties for the potential development of models for forecasting physical properties of organic compounds. As a final step, a QSPR model was developed to predict the boiling point of chemical substances based on the AE descriptors. 5276 substances were used for the regression task, and the predictive ability was compared with models available in the literature evaluated on the same database. The final AE model has an overall error of 1.40% (1.39% with augmented SMILES) in the prediction of the boiling temperature, while other models have errors between 2.0 and 3.2%. This shows that the SMILES representation is comparable and even outperforms the state-of-the-art representations widely used in the literature.
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- Ignacio Pérez-Correa
- Instituto de Tecnologías del Hidrógeno y Energías Sostenibles (ITHES), UBA-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad de Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Tecnologías del Hidrógeno y Energías Sostenibles (ITHES), UBA-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad de Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Instituto de Tecnologías del Hidrógeno y Energías Sostenibles (ITHES), UBA-CONICET, Ciudad Universitaria, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Ciudad de Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Tecnología de Alimentos (CIDTA), UTN-FRRo, Estanislao Zeballos 1341, Rosario S2000BQA, Argentina
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Chaparro G, Müller EA. Development of thermodynamically consistent machine-learning equations of state: Application to the Mie fluid. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:2890032. [PMID: 37161943 DOI: 10.1063/5.0146634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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A procedure for deriving thermodynamically consistent data-driven equations of state (EoS) for fluids is presented. The method is based on fitting the Helmholtz free energy using artificial neural networks to obtain a closed-form relationship between the thermophysical properties of fluids (FE-ANN EoS). As a proof-of-concept, an FE-ANN EoS is developed for the Mie fluids, starting from a database obtained by classical molecular dynamics simulations. The FE-ANN EoS is trained using first- (pressure and internal energy) and second-order (e.g., heat capacities, Joule-Thomson coefficients) derivative data. Additional constraints ensure that the data-driven model fulfills thermodynamically consistent limits and behavior. The results for the FE-ANN EoS are shown to be as accurate as the best available analytical model while being developed in a fraction of the time. The robustness of the "digital" equation of state is exemplified by computing physical behavior it has not been trained on, for example, fluid phase equilibria. Furthermore, the model's internal consistency is successfully assessed using Brown's characteristic curves.
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- Gustavo Chaparro
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sargent Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Tillotson MJ, Diamantonis NI, Buda C, Bolton LW, Müller EA. Molecular modelling of the thermophysical properties of fluids: expectations, limitations, gaps and opportunities. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:12607-12628. [PMID: 37114325 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05423j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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This manuscript provides an overview of the current state of the art in terms of the molecular modelling of the thermophysical properties of fluids. It is intended to manage the expectations and serve as guidance to practising physical chemists, chemical physicists and engineers in terms of the scope and accuracy of the more commonly available intermolecular potentials along with the peculiarities of the software and methods employed in molecular simulations while providing insights on the gaps and opportunities available in this field. The discussion is focused around case studies which showcase both the precision and the limitations of frequently used workflows.
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- Marcus J Tillotson
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Fleitmann L, Gertig C, Scheffczyk J, Schilling J, Leonhard K, Bardow A. From Molecules to Heat‐Integrated Processes: Computer‐Aided Design of Solvents and Processes Using Quantum Chemistry. CHEM-ING-TECH 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.202200098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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- Lorenz Fleitmann
- ETH Zürich Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Energy and Process Systems Engineering Tannenstrasse 3 8092 Zürich Switzerland
- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Technical Thermodynamics Schinkelstraße 8 52062 Aachen Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Technical Thermodynamics Schinkelstraße 8 52062 Aachen Germany
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- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Technical Thermodynamics Schinkelstraße 8 52062 Aachen Germany
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- ETH Zürich Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Energy and Process Systems Engineering Tannenstrasse 3 8092 Zürich Switzerland
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- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Technical Thermodynamics Schinkelstraße 8 52062 Aachen Germany
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- ETH Zürich Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Energy and Process Systems Engineering Tannenstrasse 3 8092 Zürich Switzerland
- RWTH Aachen University Institute of Technical Thermodynamics Schinkelstraße 8 52062 Aachen Germany
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Institute of Energy and Climate Research (IEK-10) Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße 52425 Jülich Germany
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Dobbelaere MR, Ureel Y, Vermeire FH, Tomme L, Stevens CV, Van Geem KM. Machine Learning for Physicochemical Property Prediction of Complex Hydrocarbon Mixtures. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Maarten R. Dobbelaere
- Laboratory for Chemical Technology, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 125, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Chemical Technology, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 125, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Chemical Technology, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 125, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Chemical Technology, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 125, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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- SynBioC Research Group, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Chemical Technology, Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering, Ghent University, Technologiepark 125, 9052 Gent, Belgium
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