Title:
Designing switchable solvents for sustainable process development

dc.contributor.advisor Eckert, Charles A.
dc.contributor.advisor Liotta, Charles L.
dc.contributor.author Hart, Ryan J. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Hess, Dennis
dc.contributor.committeeMember Jones, Christopher W.
dc.contributor.committeeMember Koros, William
dc.contributor.department Chemical Engineering en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-07-06T16:49:03Z
dc.date.available 2011-07-06T16:49:03Z
dc.date.issued 2010-12-01 en_US
dc.description.abstract Novel solvents utilizing a reversible CO₂ induced property switch are presented. The synthetic procedure for designing the solvents is discussed, along with detailed characterizations on both solvent forms to serve as a tool for optimal solvent identification as well as future solvent design. A reflectance infrared spectroscopic technique is introduced to allow for the examination of CO₂ and solvent composition under high pressures and temperatures. The magnitude of solvent property changes afforded by this "switch" creates opportunities for sustainable processing; discussed are the application to coupling reactions and separations, and CO₂ capture. The switchable solvents are shown to serve as effective media for running reactions, with the switch providing facile recovery of products and catalysts for solvent recycling. Lastly, the switch itself is exploited to provide for the separation of CO₂ from low partial pressure feed streams, and structure-property relationships were successfully used to develop next generation materials with enhanced absorption capacities. The viscosity of the solvents, as a function of temperature and composition, is also presented. en_US
dc.description.degree Ph.D. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39631
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Reversible ionic liquids en_US
dc.subject CO₂ capture en_US
dc.subject Reactions en_US
dc.subject Separations en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Solvents
dc.subject.lcsh Ionic solutions
dc.subject.lcsh Sustainable engineering
dc.title Designing switchable solvents for sustainable process development en_US
dc.type Text
dc.type.genre Dissertation
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local.contributor.advisor Eckert, Charles A.
local.contributor.advisor Liotta, Charles L.
local.contributor.corporatename School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
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