Ionic liquids functionalized MOFs for adsorption

X Li, K Chen, R Guo, Z Wei - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and ionic liquids (ILs) represent promising materials for
adsorption separation. ILs incorporated into MOF materials (denoted as IL/MOF composites) …

Condensable gases capture with ionic liquids

G Li, K Chen, Z Lei, Z Wei - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Condensable gases are the sum of condensable and volatile steam or organic compounds,
including water vapor, which are discharged into the atmosphere in gaseous form at …

Mechanism analysis and process optimization of acetone–methanol azeotrope separation using 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate based mixed extractants

Z Chen, Y Zhang, M Zhou, K Yin, Y Zhou, P Cui… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of high-performance extractants and intensification technologies is crucial
for saving energy in the separation of azeotropes by extractive distillation. An effective …

Capturing VOCs in the pharmaceutical industry with ionic liquids

C Gui, G Li, R Zhu, Z Lei, Y Dong - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM][Ac]) was adopted to absorb two common
pharmaceutical volatile organic compounds (VOCs), dichloromethane (DCM) and ethanol …

Thermodynamic and molecular insights into natural gas dehydration using choline chloride‐based deep eutectic solvents

G Li, Q Liu, C Gui, Z Lei - AIChE Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as promising green drying agents were first proposed to
natural gas (NG) dehydration. In this work, choline chloride (ChCl)‐based DESs were …

Deep eutectic solvents for efficient capture of cyclohexane in volatile organic compound s: Thermodynamic and molecular mechanism

G Li, C Gui, R Zhu, Z Lei - AIChE Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) as promising green absorbents were first proposed to
capture the condensable cyclohexane gas. Choline chloride–ethylene glycol (EG)(Ethaline) …

Process simulation and optimization on ionic liquids

J Palomar, J Lemus, P Navarro, C Moya… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) are promising alternative compounds that enable the development of
technologies based on their unique properties as solvents or catalysts. These technologies …

[HTML][HTML] VOC absorption in supramolecular deep eutectic solvents: Experiment and molecular dynamic studies

C Gui, P Villarim, Z Lei, S Fourmentin - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
The absorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using supramolecular deep eutectic
solvents (SUPRADES), composed of randomly methylated β-cyclodextrin (RAMEB) and …

Predictive molecular thermodynamic models for ionic liquids

G Yu, Z Wei, K Chen, R Guo, Z Lei - AIChE Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Predictive molecular thermodynamic models can bridge the gap between the microscopic
molecular level and macroscopic system scale. Over the past few decades, ionic liquids …

Process design and multi-objective optimization for separation of isopropyl acetate/isopropanol/water by extractive distillation using ionic liquid mixed solvents

Q Zhao, M Zhou, H Cheng, J Ruan, Y Wang, Z Zhu… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient recovery of isopropyl acetate and isopropanol from wastewater during esterification
is important. An efficient separation process using ionic liquid mixed solvent extractive …