Imidazolium-based Ionic Liquids Impregnated in Silica and Alumina Supports for CO₂ Capture

Abstract

Ionic liquids (ILs) physical immobilization in solid materials is a key strategy for developing efficient and low cost CO₂ capture processes. In this work, two porous commercial substrates with different characteristics (silica and alumina) were impregnated with ILs by physical wet method. Imidazolium based IL combined with [Br]^- and [Tf₂N]^- anions were used in impregnation process. CO₂ sorption capacity and selectivity (CO₂/N₂) of these materials were investigated. The best results regarding CO₂/N₂ selectivity and CO₂ sorption were obtained with [Tf₂N]^- anion. In relation to solid support, commercial alumina exhibited enhanced CO₂ uptake and higher selective capacity (CO₂/N₂) (6.1 (± 0.1)). Combination of commercial alumina as support and 20 wt% of mbmim [Tf₂N] resulted in higher CO₂/N₂ selectivity of 9.5 ± 1.0. In addition, this material also showed fast sorption kinetics when compared to pure IL besides reuse capacity.

Keywords:
porous materials; ionic liquids; CO₂ capture

1. Introduction

One of the main challenges is the increase in atmospheric CO₂ concentration¹. According to measurements, the mean CO₂ level value is the highest already registered till date^1,2. This fact underscores the need of reducing CO₂ emissions from industrial sources (industrial processes and fossil fuels use/production) which are one of the main players contributing to this scenario^2-5. Current processes for CO₂ capture are associated with high cost, energy penalty and chemical production limiting its use. The most well-known process involves aqueous amine solutions^6,7. Despite being widespread this process presents operational drawbacks (high energy for regeneration stage, degradation byproducts, equipment corrosion) that discourage its use^5,8-13.

Ionic liquids (ILs) are a class of organic salts formed by combining organic cations and inorganic or organic anions resulting in compounds presenting melting temperature lower than 100°C^14,15. ILs are candidates for replacing aqueous amine solution in CO₂ capture processes^15,16 due to their physico-chemical properties (like negligible vapor pressure) as well as CO₂ sorption capacity^1,17-20. Ionic liquids’ properties depend on cation and anion size, shape and nature^21,22. Side chain branched imidazolium cation is considered promising for CO₂ capture since it imparts sponge-like characteristics²³. Moreover, anion nature has a great effect on gas solubility²⁴. Fluorinated anions (such as [Tf₂N]^-) present high CO₂ affinity^25,26. In spite of this, ionic liquids present disadvantages as high viscosity limiting mass transfer²⁷. In order to overcome limitations related to ILs high viscosity, as poor CO₂ dynamics separation, ILs impregnation in solid materials appears as a good platform²⁸. Solid materials such as silica and alumina hold large specific surface area, pore volume, tunable pore size and good stability being interesting candidates for applications in separation processes^2,26,29-33. Besides these characteristics, some factors are fundamental to ensure these materials applicability, such as: fast kinetic, CO₂ sorption capacity, CO₂ selectivity, chemical and thermal stability^1,34,35.

In this work we investigated anion and porous support effect on CO₂ capture. Essential features to integrate this technique in large industrial systems such as CO₂ sorption capacity, selectivity (CO₂/N₂), recyclability, sorption kinetics and thermal stability were evaluated. Commercial silica and alumina were used as solid supports impregnated with the ionic liquids mbmim [Br] and mbmim [Tf₂N].

2. Experimental

2.1 Materials

1-Methylmidazole (99%, Sigma Aldrich), 1-Bromo-3-methylbutane (96%, Sigma Aldrich, Toluene (99.0%, Merck), Ether (Neon), Lithium trifluoromethanesulfonylimidate (Alfa Aesar, 98.0 %), Magnesium Sulfate (Merck), Dichloromethane (Anhydrol), Commercial Silica (S) and Commercial Alumina (A) were used as received.

2.2 Ionic Liquids synthesis

The ionic liquid mbmim[Br] (1- (3-methylbutyl) -3- methylimidazolium bromide) was synthesized as described by Andresova et al.³⁶. Using this IL as starting material, anion exchange was carried out with lithium salt (LiTf₂N) addition³⁶, resulting in mbmim[Tf₂N] (1- (3-methylbutyl) -3-methylimidazolium bis- (trifluoromethanesulfonylimide). ILs syntheses were confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H-NMR)³⁶, in a Varian spectrophotometer, VNMRS 300 MHz, using DMSO-d₆as solvent and 5 mm diameter glass tubes. mbmim[Br]:¹H-RMN (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, 25°C), δ (ppm) 10.28 (m, 1H), 7.79 (t, 1H), 7.61 (t, 1H), 4.39-3.96 (m, 4H), 1.87-1.69 (m, 4H), 1.59 (m, 1H), 1.13 (m, 2H), 0.85 (t, 3H). mbmim[Tf₂N]:¹H-RMN (300 MHz, DMSO-d₆, 25°C) δ (ppm) 9.13 (s, 1H), 7.79 (d, 1H), 7.70 (d, 1H), 4.24 (t, 2H), 3.85 (s,3H), 1.69 (m, 2H), 1.51 (m, 1H), 0.92 (d, 6H). ILs structures are depicted in Fig. 1.

Figure 1
ILs structure: a) mbmim[Br] b) mbmim[Tf₂N].

2.3 Physical wet method immobilization

Ionic liquids immobilization in commercial porous substrates (silica S and alumina A) was performed by wet impregnation. In this technique the IL (mbmim[Br] or mbmim[Tf₂N]) in concentrations of 10 to 30% wt is dissolved in dichloromethane; the contact with the support is effected manually with a pistil³⁷. Samples were named as X-mbmim[Y]-Z, where X indicates the solid support (silica S or alumina A), Y the anion and Z the immobilized IL concentration. For example, S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-10 means silica support, Tf₂N anion and 10% wt of IL.

2.4 CO₂ sorption and sorption kinetics assays

Pure and immobilized porous substrates sorption tests were performed statically through the cell-based pressure decay technique similar to that developed by Koros and Paul³⁸. Tests were performed in triplicate at 45°C of temperature and 0.4 MPa (equilibrium pressure). CO₂ solubility procedure, tests and calculation, was performed as presented in our previously published works^2,39. Solid and liquid sorption kinetic was evaluated by controlling CO₂ sorption until saturation amount over time. Recycle tests were performed by repeating sorption/desorption cycles five times at 0.4 MPa with desorption after each cycle by sample heating in an oven at 65 °C. Kinetic tests and solubility calculations for ionic liquids were performed just as in the case of solids, but with constant stirring of 800 rpm⁴⁰.

2.5 CO₂/N₂ separation - Selectivity tests

Procedure for selectivity determination is well described in literature^2,41. Tests were performed using a primary standard gaseous mixture with CO₂ content of 15.89% and N₂ balance. Experiments were carried out at equilibrium pressure of 2.3 MPa and temperature of 45°C. CO₂ separation efficiency was calculated by equation 1, where Yi stands for molar fractions in the gas phase and Xi in the sorbed phase.

(1) $\mathit{S}=\frac{\raisebox{1ex}{$\mathrm{XCO}2$}\!\left/ \!\raisebox{-1ex}{$\mathrm{YCO}2$}\right.}{\raisebox{1ex}{$\mathrm{XN}2$}\!\left/ \!\raisebox{-1ex}{$\mathrm{YN}2$}\right.}$

2.6 Sample characterization

Materials structures were identified by FTIR. FTIR spectra were recorded on a PerkinElmer Spectrum100 spectrometer in UATR mode. Samples morphology was evaluated by Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and performed on a FEI Inspect F50 equipment in secondary electron mode. Samples thermal stability and immobilized IL content were evaluated by TGA/DTG (TA Instruments SDT-Q600), under nitrogen inert atmosphere from 25 to 800ºC and heating rate of 20ºC/min. Samples porous nature was investigated by N₂ adsorption/desorption technique and the specific surface area was calculated using the Brunauer - Emmett - Teller (BET) method. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm was obtained using NOVA 4200 High Speed ​​at liquid nitrogen temperature. Bulk density was obtained by measuring in a vessel, dispersed powder volume and weight, under gravity influence. Skeleton density was determined by helium pycnometry (Ultrafoam ™ 1200e, Quantachrome Instruments). Porosity (%) was theoretically calculated using density and skeletal density results according to literature procedure⁴². IL samples content was determined by TGA in the range of 150 to 800°C using equation 2. The weight loss of sample S (3.4%) and sample A (17.6%) without IL loading was used as control and subtracted from obtained value from equation 2. For silica the observed weight loss up to 150°C corresponds to water loss. On the other hand, for alumina, besides weight loss related to moisture, there is also a weight loss corresponding to bohemite percentage and crystallites size⁴³.

(2) $\mathit{IL}\left(\%\right)=\frac{{\mathit{W}}_{150}-{\mathit{W}}_{800}}{{\mathit{W}}_{150}}\mathit{X}100$

Where W₁₅₀ and W₈₀₀ are weight (g) at 150°C and 800°C, respectively.

3. Results and Discussion

FTIR spectra of solid supports (S and A) as well as solid supports impregnated with ILs are shown in Fig. 2. Immobilized samples with different IL content presented similar behavior, so samples with 30% of ILs mbmim[Br] and mbmim[Tf₂N] are used to illustrate the immobilization in silica support (S) and mbmim[Tf₂N] to illustrate IL immobilization in alumina sample (A). In sample S (Fig. 2a) spectrum characteristic silica bands are observed^2,44: at 3352 cm^-1, 1635 cm^-1 (hydroxyl), 1066 cm^-1 (condensed silica Si-O-Si) and from 968 cm^-1 to 798 cm^-1 (Si-OH). With ILs immobilization (Fig. 2a) one can observe the appearance of imidazolium cation characteristic bands at⁴⁵: 2973 cm^-1 (C-H of CH₂), 1633-1625 cm^-1 (C=N aromatic), 1571-1471 cm^-1 (C=C aromatic), 1349 cm^-1 (C-N aromatic), 1192 cm^-1 (C-N aliphatic) and for [Tf₂N] anion at⁴⁵: 1054 cm^-1 (N-S), 792 cm^-1 (C-S), 741-657 cm^-1 (C-F); and [Br]⁴⁶: 655 cm^-1 (C-Br). Sample A FTIR spectrum (Fig. 2b) evidenced characteristics bands at^47,48: 660 cm^-1 (aluminum in oxide octahedral coordination), from 890 to 734 cm^-1 (tetracoordinated aluminum). The band at 1060 cm^-1 corresponds to Al-OH⁴⁸. The bands at 1639 cm^-1 and 3200 cm^-1 correspond to angular and axial deformation of hydroxyls group, respectively^47,48. The band at 1395 cm^-1 is attributed to nitrate (NO₃^-) and at 3089 cm^-1 to alkyl groups (-CH₂/-CH₃) probably from fabrication process^47,48. With IL mbmim[Tf₂N] immobilized in sample A (Fig. 2b) one can observe the appearance of imidazolium characteristic bands at⁴⁵: 2966 cm^-1 (C-H of CH₂), 2878 cm^-1 (C-H of CH₃), 1571-1469 cm^-1 (C=C aromatic), 1348 cm^-1 (C-N aromatic), 1186-1135 cm^-1 (C-N aliphatic) and for [Tf₂N] anion at⁴⁵: 1056 cm^-1 (N-S), 876 cm^-1 (N-S), 731 cm^-1 (C-F).

Figure 2
FTIR for samples: a) S, S-mbmim[Br]-30, S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30; b) A and and A- mbmim[Tf₂N]-30.

Fig. 3 presents FESEM images for samples S and A as well as samples S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 and A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30. Comparing sample S micrograph (Fig. 3, a) with sample S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 (Fig. 3, b) one can observe an increase in particle size with IL immobilization (from ~25 µm to ~120 µm). For sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 (Fig. 3, d) an increase in particle size also was observed (from ~24 µm to ~36 µm) when compared to sample A (Fig. 3, c). Particle size increases under IL immobilization. This behavior is probably related to particle agglomeration for both samples.

Figure 3
FESEM for samples: (a) S; (b) S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30; (c) A; (d) A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30.

Table 1 shows the amount of immobilized IL in supports S and A determined by TGA. The actual percentage values obtained for both supports (S and A) were close to the theoretical one evidencing process efficiency.

Table 1
Amount (%) of immobilized IL in supports S and A determined by TGA.

Sample	% IL
S	-
S-mbmim[Br]-10	8.2 (± 1.9)
S-mbmim[Br]-20	19.8 (± 0.5)
S-mbmim[Br]-30	28.2 (± 1.5)
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-10	8.7 (± 0.4)
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-20	19.4 (± 0.7)
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-30	27.7 (± 2.0)
A	-
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-10	8.1 (± 1.0)
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-20	18.2 (± 0.8)
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-30	26.6 (± 0.4)

N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherm tests at 77K were performed for all samples (Figure 4). Typical type IV curves with H3 hysteresis loop according to IUPAC classification were observed in all cases (Figure 4A)^49-51 except for sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 (Figure 4B). Sample A-mbim[Tf₂N]-30 presented a isotherm characteristic of non-porous materials (type III). This behavior is possibly due to the amount of immobilized IL (30%) resulting in pore saturation altering its textural properties^51-53 (see Table 2).

Figure 4
N2 isotherms of adsorption (○) and desorption (□): (A) A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20; (B) A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30.

Table 2
Density and pore characteristics of all samples (S and A with and without IL immobilization).

	Densities (g/cm3) Bulk Skeleton		Porosity (%)	BET (m2/g)	Pore volume (cm3)	Pore Radius (nm)
S	0.4428	2.306	80.80	487	0.75	2.69
S-mbmim[Br]-10	0.5908	2.516	76.52	441	0.56	2.38
S-mbmim[Br]-20	0.6166	2.219	72.21	367	0.45	2.10
S-mbmim[Br]-30	0.6386	2.254	71.67	315	0.43	1.87
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-10	0.5926	3.071	80.70	381	0.54	2.38
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-20	0.6088	2.734	77.73	307	0.43	2.10
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-30	0.6578	2.901	77.33	291	0.41	2.38
A	0.7434	3.366	77.91	196	0.26	2.12
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-10	0.8566	3.454	75.19	128	0.20	1.88
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-20	0.9044	2.562	64.70	73	0.12	2.75
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-30	-	-	-	7	-	-

Table 2 summarizes density and textural properties of all samples studied in this work. It is possible to observe that regardless the anion or the support, porosity, specific surface area, pore volume and pores radius were reduced with ILs immobilization. We can also highlight that the higher the ILs content the lower these values were probably due to pore filling. These data corroborates several studies reporting textural properties decrease after organic loading^2,49-51 and also confirm that the relationship between bulk density and porosity is inversely proportional⁵⁴.

3.1 Influence of anion on CO₂ sorption capacity

Fig. 5 presents sorption values at 45°C of temperature and 0.4 MPa of pressure for sample S and the ILs mbmim[Br]^- and mbmim[Tf₂N]^-, with different IL content, immobilized on sample S. It can be seen that sample S presents the highest CO₂ sorption capacity (81.7 (± 2.2) mg CO₂/g) when compared to immobilized samples. This behavior is possibly associated with its high specific surface area (487 m²/g). Polar groups (Si-OH) on sample S surface also can improve CO₂ sorption due to affinity with CO₂⁵⁵. Regarding immobilized ILs a tendency in CO₂ sorption capacity reduction with IL content increase was observed for both anions (S-mbmim[Br]-10 71.7 (± 2.6) mg CO₂/g; S-mbmim[Br]-20 54.8 (± 1.0) mg CO₂/g; S-mbmim[Br]-30 55.1 (± 1.3) mg CO₂/g ; S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-10 56.0 (± 0.7) mg CO₂/g; S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20 55.8 (± 1.0) mg CO₂/g); S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 45.2 (± 2.3) mg CO₂/g). This behavior is probably related to specific surface area and porosity reduction with IL immobilization (see Table 2). From results, one can infer that IL content and anion type has a secondary influence on sorption values. On the other hand, specific surface area is the main factor influencing CO₂ sorption capacity. Higher sorption capacity was observed for sample S-mbmim [Br]-10 (71.7 (± 2.6) mg CO₂/g; S= 441 m²/g) when compared to other samples containing IL with less important specific surface area values. Similar behavior was described by Kim et al.⁵⁶. Results obtained in this work for silica samples/immobilized ILs were similar or higher than those reported in literature under the same pressure and temperature conditions (~55 mg CO₂/g) for 10% amine (PEI and PEHA) immobilized on mesoporous silica⁵⁷.

Figure 5
CO₂ sorption capacity at 0.4 MPa and 45°C.

CO₂/N₂ selectivity for sample S as well as for sample S immobilized with ILs is depicted in Fig. 6. As seen, ILs immobilization improves silica samples selectivity. This behavior is probably related to imidazolium ring polarity^58,59 and IL content⁶⁰. Yet, ionic liquids have more affinity for CO₂ when compared to other gases such as CH₄ and N₂⁶¹. The best result regarding selectivity was observed for anion [Tf₂N] and sample S-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 of (7.9 (± 0.2)). This result is in accordance with literature which describes [Tf₂N] having high CO₂ selectivity in gas mixtures when compared to other anions⁵⁷. The best sorption capacity was obtained for sample S, but the higher separation efficiency (CO₂/N₂) was obtained by mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 sample. This parameter has a direct impact on product purity degree, playing an important role in sorbent choice³⁵. The presence of [Tf₂N] anion results in the best material for CO₂ capture. In the next section support performance evaluation will be described using mbmim[Tf₂N] as IL.

Figure 6
Selectivity at 2.3 MPa of pressure and 45°C of temperature.

3.2 Solid support role in CO₂ sorption capacity and CO₂/N₂ selectivity

Table 3 presents the results obtained for CO₂ sorption and CO₂/N₂ selectivity for sample A and sample A immobilized with the IL mbmim[TF₂N] in different content in comparison with sample S and sample S with the IL mbmim[TF₂N] in different content as well.

Table 3
CO₂ sorption capacity and CO₂/N₂ selectivity for samples S and A with and without IL immobilization.

Sample	Sorption Capacity (mg CO2/g)	Selectivity (CO2/N2)
A	61.1 ( ± 1.2)	6.1 ( ± 0.1)
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-10	52.1 ( ± 1.0)	6.9 ( ± 1.2)
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-20	42.7 (± 2.3)	9.5 ( ± 1.0)
A-mbmim[Tf2N]-30	57.5 ( ± 2.8)	4.8 ( ± 0.1)
S	81.7 ( ± 2.2)	2.31 ( ± 0.4)
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-10	56.0 ( ± 0.7)	3.7 ( ± 0.1)
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-20	55.8 ( ± 1.0)	4.6 ( ± 0.5)
S-mbmim[Tf2N]-30	45.2 ( ± 2.3)	7.9 ( ± 0.2)

Analyzing the supports sorption capacity one can notice that sample A has lower sorption capacity (61.1 (± 1.2) mg CO₂/g) once compared to sample S (81.7 (± 2.2)). This behavior is related to sample S specific surface area being twice as large as sample A (Table 2). Unlike CO₂ sorption, selectivity (CO₂/N₂) of sample A is higher when compared to sample S. This behavior is attributed to metal presence in sample A improving support/CO₂ affinity^{1,58,59,62,63}. Comparing CO₂ sorption capacity of IL immobilized samples one can observe a reduction in CO₂ sorption values for all samples. This behavior is related to the decrease in textural properties (see Table 2), except for sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 which CO₂ sorption capacity is similar to sample A. CO₂ sorption capacity of sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 may be related to the type III isotherm (Fig. 4) presented by this sample⁶⁴. Chen et al.⁵² also observed similar behavior to that obtained for sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-30 when immobilizing PEI (polyethylenimine) in mesoporous alumina. IL immobilization increased CO₂ efficiency removal in relation to N₂, when compared to pure supports. This behavior is attributed to higher IL/CO₂ affinity than support/CO₂^2,65. Selectivity is directly influenced by immobilized IL content. For support S, increasing IL content continuously increased selectivity. For sample A this tendency was observed until IL content of 20%. For 30% a selectivity reduction was observed probably due to the non-porous behavior (Fig. 4) and also to the fact that the IL reduces CO₂/support metal interaction. Sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20 was more selective and choosen to perform kinetic and recycle tests.

3.3 Kinetics tests

Fig. 7 presents kinetic behavior of immobilized sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20 compared to kinetic behavior of pure IL mbmim[Tf₂N]. It is interesting to note that immobilized ionic liquid presents CO₂ sorption (42.7 (± 2.3) mg CO₂/g) capacity higher than pure IL (14.6 (± 0.5) mg CO₂/g). In addition, kinetics improves dramatically with immobilization. Pure IL is extremely viscous, needing longer times for CO₂ uptake (350 min). In contrast, IL immobilization in solid supports improves mass transfer, resulting in a faster CO₂ sorption process (10 min)^27,66-68.

Figure 7
Time course of CO2 uptake in neat: (▲) mbmim[Tf₂N]; (●) A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20.

3.4 Recycle tests

Fig. 8 shows sorption/desorption tests aiming sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20 stability evaluation. After 5 sorption/desorption cycles, CO₂ sorption in A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20 was reversible confirming sample stability and reuse.

Figure 8
Recycle test: five sorption/desorption cycles applied to the sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20.

4. Conclusions

Imidazolium based IL with different anions were immobilized by wet point method in two different supports. CO₂ sorption capacity and CO₂/N₂ selectivity were evaluated. When analyzing anion influence we observed that anion [Tf₂N]^- presented superior performance in relation to CO₂ selectivity when compared to [Br]^- anion, possibly due to the higher CO₂ affinity of fluorinated anions. When comparing supports (alumina and silica), commercial alumina seems to be a good material for this purpose since it combined textural properties (specific surface area, volume and pore radius) with selectivity due to metal presence on its surface. This combination favored its performance in CO₂/N₂ selectivity when the concentration of immobilized IL was 20%. The best combination of support and ionic liquid content was obtained with sample A-mbmim[Tf₂N]-20.

5. Acknowledgment

Authors would like to thank PETROBRAS for its financial support. Sandra Einloft thanks CNPq for research grant. This study was financed in part by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES) - Finance Code 001.

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Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  11 Nov 2019
• Date of issue
  2019

History

• Received
  06 Dec 2018
• Reviewed
  26 June 2019
• Accepted
  17 July 2019