1-Propyl-4(5)-Methylimidazole Isomers for Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction.

ABSTRACT: Temperature swing solvent extraction (TSSE) utilizes an amine solvent with temperature-dependent water solubility to dissolve water at a lower temperature to concentrate or crystallize the brine and the phases are separated. Then, the water in solvent mixture is heated to reduce water solubility and cause phase separation between the solvent and water. The solvent and de-salted water phases are separated, and the regenerated solvent can be recycled. Issues with current TSSE solvents include the high solvent in water solubility and the high solvent volatility. This project used the highly tunable platform molecule imidazole to create two 1-butylimidazole isomers, specifically 1-propyl-4(5)-methylimidazole, to test their effectiveness for TSSE. The imidazoles take in more water than their cu

SUBMITTER: Qian S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9457880 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature