Integrated, one-pot carbon capture and utilisation using porous ionic liquids
Yujiao Zhou, Jocasta Ávila, Nicolás Berthet, Solène Legrand, Catherine C. Santini, Margarida Costa Gomes, Véronique Dufaud
Abstract
Porous ionic liquids combining alkylphosphonium halides with ZIF-8 absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide that can be catalytically coupled with epoxides to form cyclic carbonates. High activity and selectivity under mild reaction conditions points towards a new promising, high-performing, sustainable family of sorbents for simultaneous carbon capture and transformation.
Topics & Concepts
Ionic liquidPorosityCarbon dioxideIonic bondingCarbon fibersChemical engineeringChemistryPorous mediumMaterials scienceInorganic chemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisIonComposite materialEngineeringComposite numberCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisCO2 Reduction Techniques and CatalystsChemical Synthesis and Reactions