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Pishro KA, Gonzalez MH. Use of deep eutectic solvents in environmentally-friendly dye-sensitized solar cells and their physicochemical properties: a brief review. RSC Adv 2024; 14:14480-14504. [PMID: 38708112 PMCID: PMC11063684 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01610f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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A novel way to mitigate the greenhouse effect is to use dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) to convert carbon dioxide from the air into useful products, such as hydrocarbons, which can also store energy from the sun, a plentiful, clean, and safe resource. The conversion of CO2 can help reduce the impacts of greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. However, there is a major obstacle in using DSSCs, since many solar devices operate with organic electrolytes, producing pollutants including toxic substances. Therefore, a key research area is to find new eco-friendly electrolytes that can effectively dissolve carbon dioxide. One option is to use deep eutectic solvents (DESs), which are potential substitutes for ionic liquids (ILs) and have similar advantages, such as being customizable, economical, and environmentally friendly. DESs are composed of low-cost materials and have very low toxicity and high biodegradability, making them suitable for use as electrolytes in DSSCs, within the framework of green chemistry. The purpose of this brief review is to explore the existing knowledge about how CO2 dissolves in DESs and how these solvents can be used as electrolytes in solar devices, especially in DSSCs. The physical and chemical properties of the DESs are described, and areas are suggested where further research should be focused.
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- Khatereh A Pishro
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), National Institute for Alternative Technologies of Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactives (INCT-DATREM) São José do Rio Preto SP 15054-000 Brazil +55 17 32212512 +55 17 32212512
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), National Institute for Alternative Technologies of Detection, Toxicological Evaluation and Removal of Micropollutants and Radioactives (INCT-DATREM) São José do Rio Preto SP 15054-000 Brazil +55 17 32212512 +55 17 32212512
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Vahidi SH, Monhemi H, Hojjatipour M, Hojjatipour M, Eftekhari M, Vafaeei M. Supercritical CO 2/Deep Eutectic Solvent Biphasic System as a New Green and Sustainable Solvent System for Different Applications: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2023; 127:8057-8065. [PMID: 37682109 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.3c04292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are one of the most interesting research subjects in green chemistry nowadays. Due to their low toxicity, simple synthesis, and lower prices, they have gradually taken the place of other green solvents such as ionic liquids (ILs) in sustainable processes. However, problems such as high viscosity and high polarity limit the applications of DESs in areas such as extraction, catalysis, and biocatalysis. In this work, we introduce and evaluate the potential application of scCO2/DES for the first time. Molecular dynamics simulations were used to examine the phase behavior, polarity, molecular mobilities, and microstructure of this system. Results show that CO2 molecules can significantly diffuse to the DES phase, while DES components do not appear in the scCO2 phase. The diffused CO2 molecules significantly enhanced the molecular mobility of the DES components. The presence of CO2 molecules changes the DES polarity so that hexane can be solubilized and dispersed in the DES phase. Radial distribution functions show that the solubilized CO2 molecules have negligible effects on the microstructure of DES. It was shown that chloride and urea are the main interaction sites of CO2 in DES. The results of this study show that scCO2/DES as a new class of green and versatile solvents can open a new promising window for research in sustainable chemistry and engineering.
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- S Hooman Vahidi
- Department of Chemistry, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad 9187147578, Iran
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- Departement of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur 9319774446, Iran
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- Departement of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur 9319774446, Iran
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- Departement of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur 9319774446, Iran
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- Departement of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur 9319774446, Iran
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- Departement of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Neyshabur, Neyshabur 9319774446, Iran
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Ghanbari-Kalajahi H, Haghtalab A. Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium of Carbon Dioxide Solubility in a Deep Eutectic Solvent (Choline Chloride: MDEA) and a mixture of DES with Piperazine-Experimental Study and Modeling. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Reza Harifi-Mood A, Sarafrazi M, Akbarzadeh H, Alinejad M. Combined experimental and molecular dynamic simulation study on low pressure solubility of CO2 in Thymol - Decanol based hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent and its binary mixtures with ethylene glycol. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mu M, Zhang X, Yu G, Xu R, Liu N, Wang N, Chen B, Dai C. Effective absorption of dichloromethane using deep eutectic solvents. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 439:129666. [PMID: 35905610 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chlorinated volatile organic compounds (VOCs), of which dichloromethane (DCM) has become one of the main components because of its extensive use and strong volatility, are recognized as extremely hazardous and refractory pollutants in the atmosphere. The efficient treatment of DCM is of great significance to the protection of environment and human health. In this work, the strategy of DCM capture with deep eutectic solvents (DESs) with different hydrogen bond acceptors (HBAs) and hydrogen bond donors (HBDs) was proposed and systematically investigated. The experimental results show that tetrabutylphosphonium chloride: levulinic acid ([P4444][Cl]-LEV) presents the most excellent DCM absorption capacity among all DESs studied and considerable capacity in [P4444][Cl]-LEV (1:2) with 899 mg DCM/g DES (5.58 mol DCM/mol DES) at 30 °C and DCM partial pressure of 0.3 bar can be achieved. The microscopic absorption mechanism is explored by 1HNMR and FT-IR spectra as well as quantum chemistry calculations, indicating that the absorption is a physical process. The interaction energy analysis suggests that the greater the interaction energy between DES and DCM, the greater the saturated absorption capacity of DCM. The hydrogen bond (HB) contributes most to the weak interaction between DCM and HBA/HBD, and both HBA and HBD play an important role in the absorption of DCM.
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- Mingli Mu
- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, 100 Ping Le Yuan, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100124, China.
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Foorginezhad S, Yu G, Ji X. Reviewing and screening ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents for effective CO2 capture. Front Chem 2022; 10:951951. [PMID: 36034653 PMCID: PMC9399623 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2022.951951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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CO2 capture is essential for both mitigating CO2 emissions and purifying/conditioning gases for fuel and chemical production. To further improve the process performance with low environmental impacts, different strategies have been proposed, where developing liquid green absorbent for capturing CO2 is one of the effective options. Ionic liquids (IL)/deep eutectic solvents (DES) have recently emerged as green absorbents with unique properties, especially DESs also benefit from facile synthesis, low toxicity, and high biodegradability. To promote their development, this work summarized the recent research progress on ILs/DESs developed for CO2 capture from the aspects of those physical- and chemical-based, and COSMO-RS was combined to predict the properties that are unavailable from published articles in order to evaluate their performance based on the key properties for different IL/DES-based technologies. Finally, top 10 ILs/DESs were listed based on the corresponding criteria. The shared information will provide insight into screening and further developing IL/DES-based technologies for CO2 capture.
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- Sahar Foorginezhad
- Energy Science/Energy Engineering, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
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- Faculty of Environment and Life, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China
- *Correspondence: Gangqiang Yu, ; Xiaoyan Ji,
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- Energy Science/Energy Engineering, Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Gangqiang Yu, ; Xiaoyan Ji,
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