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Palomar J, Lemus J, Navarro P, Moya C, Santiago R, Hospital-Benito D, Hernández E. Process Simulation and Optimization on Ionic Liquids. Chem Rev 2024; 124:1649-1737. [PMID: 38320111 PMCID: PMC10906004 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
Ionic liquids (ILs) are promising alternative compounds that enable the development of technologies based on their unique properties as solvents or catalysts. These technologies require integrated product and process designs to select ILs with optimal process performances at an industrial scale to promote cost-effective and sustainable technologies. The digital era and multiscale research methodologies have changed the paradigm from experiment-oriented to hybrid experimental-computational developments guided by process engineering. This Review summarizes the relevant contributions (>300 research papers) of process simulations to advance IL-based technology developments by guiding experimental research efforts and enhancing industrial transferability. Robust simulation methodologies, mostly based on predictive COSMO-SAC/RS and UNIFAC models in Aspen Plus software, were applied to analyze key IL applications: physical and chemical CO2 capture, CO2 conversion, gas separation, liquid-liquid extraction, extractive distillation, refrigeration cycles, and biorefinery. The contributions concern the IL selection criteria, operational unit design, equipment sizing, technoeconomic and environmental analyses, and process optimization to promote the competitiveness of the proposed IL-based technologies. Process simulation revealed that multiscale research strategies enable advancement in the technological development of IL applications by focusing research efforts to overcome the limitations and exploit the excellent properties of ILs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jose Palomar
- Chemical
Engineering Department, Autonomous University
of Madrid, Calle Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Autonomous University
of Madrid, Calle Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Autonomous University
of Madrid, Calle Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Tecnología Química, Energética y Mecánica, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Ingeniería Eléctrica, Electrónica, Control,
Telemática y Química aplicada a la Ingeniería,
ETS de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad
Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Autonomous University
of Madrid, Calle Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Chemical
Engineering Department, Autonomous University
of Madrid, Calle Tomás y Valiente 7, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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da Silva Alvim R, Esio Bresciani A, Alves RMB. Formic acid stability in different solvents by DFT calculations. J Mol Model 2024; 30:67. [PMID: 38345658 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-024-05849-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/16/2024]
Abstract
CONTEXT New technologies have been developed toward the use of green energies. The production of formic acid (FA) from carbon dioxide (CO[Formula: see text]) hydrogenation with H[Formula: see text] is a sustainable process for H[Formula: see text] storage. However, the FA adduct stabilization is thermodynamically dependent on the type of solvent and thermodynamic conditions. The results suggest a wide range of dielectric permittivity values between the dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and water solvents to stabilize the FA in the absence of base. The thermodynamics analysis and the infrared and charge density difference results show that the formation of the FA complex with H[Formula: see text]O is temperature dependent and has a major influence on aqueous solvents compared to the FA adduct with amine, in good agreement with the experiment. In these conditions, the stability thermodynamic of the FA molecule may be favorable at non-organic solvents and dielectric permittivity values closer to water. Therefore, a mixture of aqueous solvents with possible ionic composition could be used to increase the thermodynamic stability of H[Formula: see text] storage in CO[Formula: see text] conversion processes. METHODS Using the Quantum ESPRESSO package, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed with periodic boundary conditions, and the electronic wave functions were expanded in plane waves. For the exchange-correlation functional, we use the vdW-DF functional with the inclusion of van der Waals (vdW) forces. Electron-ion interactions are treated by the projector augmented wave (PAW) method with pseudopotentials available in the PSlibrary repository. The wave functions and the electronic densities were expanded employing accurate cut-off energies of 6.80[Formula: see text]10[Formula: see text] and 5.44[Formula: see text]10[Formula: see text] eV, respectively. The electronic density was computed from the wave functions calculated at the [Formula: see text]-point in the first Brillouin-zone. Each structural optimization was minimized according to the Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (BFGS) algorithm, with force and energy convergence criteria of 25 meV[Formula: see text]Å[Formula: see text] and 1.36 meV, respectively. The electrostatic solvation effects were performed by the [Formula: see text] package with the Self-Consistent Continuum Solvation (SCCS) approach.
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- Raphael da Silva Alvim
- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, 05508-900, Brazil
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Aktary M, Alghamdi HS, Ajeebi AM, AlZahrani AS, Sanhoob MA, Aziz MA, Nasiruzzaman Shaikh M. Hydrogenation of CO 2 into Value-added Chemicals Using Solid-Supported Catalysts. Chem Asian J 2024:e202301007. [PMID: 38311592 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202301007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
Abstract
Reducing CO2 emissions is an urgent global priority. In this context, several mitigation strategies, including CO2 tax and stringent legislation, have been adopted to halt the deterioration of the natural environment. Also, carbon recycling procedures undoubtedly help reduce net emissions into the atmosphere, enhancing sustainability. Utilizing Earth's abundant CO2 to produce high-potential green chemicals and light fuels opens new avenues for the chemical industry. In this context, many attempts have been devoted to converting CO2 as a feedstock into various value-added chemicals, such as CH4 , lower methanol, light olefins, gasoline, and higher hydrocarbons, for numerous applications involving various catalytic reactions. Although several CO2 -conversion methods have been used, including electrochemical, photochemical, and biological approaches, the hydrogenation method allows the reaction to be tuned to produce the targeted compound without significantly altering infrastructure. This review discusses the numerous hydrogenation routes and their challenges, such as catalyst design, operation, and the combined art of structure-activity relationships for the various product formations.
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- Mahbuba Aktary
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems (IRC-REPS), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Santos MF, Bresciani AE, Ferreira NL, Bassani GS, Alves RMB. Carbon dioxide conversion via reverse water-gas shift reaction: Reactor design. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118822. [PMID: 37597369 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/21/2023]
Abstract
The reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction converts carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) to syngas, which is used to produce various high-added-value chemicals. This process has attracted great interest from researchers as a way of mitigating the potential environmental impacts of this greenhouse gas, with emphasis on global warming. This work aims to model and simulate an industrial catalytic reactor using kinetic data for the RWGS reaction. The simulation was carried out in Aspen Plus® v10. The thermodynamic analysis showed that the appropriate conditions for the reaction are feed molar ratio (H2/CO2) of 0.8:1, 750 °C, and 20 bar. The RWGS process proceeds in a multi-tubular fixed bed reactor with 36.26% CO2 conversion and 96.41% CO selectivity, at residence times in the order of 2.7 s. These results are at near-equilibrium CO2 conversion with higher CO selectivity.
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- Magno F Santos
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 580, Butantã, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 580, Butantã, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 580, Butantã, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Repsol Sinopec Brazil, Praia de Botafogo, 300, Botafogo, 22250-040, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Professor Lineu Prestes, 580, Butantã, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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Yang Y, Wen Z, Zu Z, Wang D, Zhou H, Zhang D. Thermodynamic and Mechanistic Analyses of Direct CO 2 Methylation with Toluene to para-Xylene. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:24042-24052. [PMID: 37426247 PMCID: PMC10324061 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023]
Abstract
Direct CO2 methylation with toluene, as one of the CO2 hydrogenation technologies, exhibits great potential for the CO2 utilization to produce the valuable para-xylene (PX), but the tandem catalysis remains a challenge for low conversion and selectivity due to the competitive side reactions. The thermodynamic analyses and the comparation with two series of catalytic results of direct CO2 methylation are conducted to investigate the product distribution and possible mechanism in adjusting the feasibility of higher conversion and selectivity. Based on the Gibbs energy minimization method, the optimal thermodynamic conditions for direct CO2 methylation are 360-420 °C, 3 MPa with middle CO2/C7H8 ratio (1:1 to 1:4) and high H2 feed (CO2/H2 = 1:3 to 1:6). As a tandem process, the toluene feed would break the thermodynamic limit and has the higher potential of >60% CO2 conversion than that of CO2 hydrogenation without toluene. The direct CO2 methylation route also has advantages over the methanol route with a good prospect for >90% PX selectivity in its isomers due to the dynamic effect of selective catalysis. These thermodynamic and mechanistic analyses would promote the optimal design of bifunctional catalysts for CO2 conversion and product selectivity from the view of reaction pathways of the complex system.
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- Yong Yang
- School
of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
- Key
Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu
Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School
of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- School
of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
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- School
of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
- Key
Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu
Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School
of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
- Key
Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu
Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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- School
of Petrochemical Engineering, Lanzhou University
of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
- Key
Laboratory of Low Carbon Energy and Chemical Engineering of Gansu
Province, Lanzhou, Gansu 730050, China
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Bello TO, Bresciani AE, Oller Nascimento CA, Brito Alves RM. Systematic Screening of Ionic Liquids for the Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Formic Acid and Methanol. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Taofeeq O. Bello
- Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
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- Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
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- Escola Politécnica, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
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Alcantara ML, Pacheco KA, Bresciani AE, Brito Alves RM. Thermodynamic Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Conversion Reactions. Case Studies: Formic Acid and Acetic Acid Synthesis. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Murilo Leite Alcantara
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Politécnica, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Politécnica, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Politécnica, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Politécnica, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380, São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-010, Brazil
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