Rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3

Abstract Efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3 is not only beneficial for increasing the productivity of the synthetic NH3 industry but also for reducing air pollution. For this purpose, a group of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) consisting of glycolic acid (GA) and phenol (PhOH) with low...

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Main Authors: Lu Zheng, Saisai Ju, Siqi Fang, Hongwei Zhang, Zhenping Cai, Kuan Huang, Lilong Jiang
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Published: Wiley 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/smo.20240045
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author Lu Zheng
Saisai Ju
Siqi Fang
Hongwei Zhang
Zhenping Cai
Kuan Huang
Lilong Jiang
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Saisai Ju
Siqi Fang
Hongwei Zhang
Zhenping Cai
Kuan Huang
Lilong Jiang
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description Abstract Efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3 is not only beneficial for increasing the productivity of the synthetic NH3 industry but also for reducing air pollution. For this purpose, a group of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) consisting of glycolic acid (GA) and phenol (PhOH) with low viscosities and multiple active sites was rationally designed in this work. Experimental results show that the GA + PhOH DESs display extremely fast NH3 absorption rates (within 51 s for equilibrium) and high NH3 solubility. At 313.2 K, the NH3 absorption capacities of GA + PhOH (1:1) reach 6.75 mol/kg (at 10.7 kPa) and 14.72 mol/kg (at 201.0 kPa). The NH3 solubility of GA + PhOH DESs at low pressures were minimally changed after more than 100 days of air exposure. In addition, the NH3 solubility of GA + PhOH DESs remain highly stable in 10 consecutive absorption‐desorption cycles. More importantly, NH3 can be selectively captured by GA + PhOH DESs from NH3/CO2/N2 and NH3/N2/H2 mixtures. 1H‐NMR, Fourier transform infrared and theoretical calculations were performed to reveal the intrinsic mechanism for the efficient recognition of NH3 by GA + PhOH DESs.
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spelling doaj-art-da713ab056e243ad830d8bdb2ceb700c2025-08-20T03:41:15ZengWileySmart Molecules2751-45872751-45952025-03-0131n/an/a10.1002/smo.20240045Rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3Lu Zheng0Saisai Ju1Siqi Fang2Hongwei Zhang3Zhenping Cai4Kuan Huang5Lilong Jiang6National Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC‐CFC) College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaNational Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC‐CFC) College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaNational Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC‐CFC) College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaNational Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC‐CFC) College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaNational Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC‐CFC) College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaNational Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC‐CFC) College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaNational Engineering Research Center of Chemical Fertilizer Catalyst (NERC‐CFC) College of Chemical Engineering Fuzhou University Fuzhou Fujian ChinaAbstract Efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3 is not only beneficial for increasing the productivity of the synthetic NH3 industry but also for reducing air pollution. For this purpose, a group of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) consisting of glycolic acid (GA) and phenol (PhOH) with low viscosities and multiple active sites was rationally designed in this work. Experimental results show that the GA + PhOH DESs display extremely fast NH3 absorption rates (within 51 s for equilibrium) and high NH3 solubility. At 313.2 K, the NH3 absorption capacities of GA + PhOH (1:1) reach 6.75 mol/kg (at 10.7 kPa) and 14.72 mol/kg (at 201.0 kPa). The NH3 solubility of GA + PhOH DESs at low pressures were minimally changed after more than 100 days of air exposure. In addition, the NH3 solubility of GA + PhOH DESs remain highly stable in 10 consecutive absorption‐desorption cycles. More importantly, NH3 can be selectively captured by GA + PhOH DESs from NH3/CO2/N2 and NH3/N2/H2 mixtures. 1H‐NMR, Fourier transform infrared and theoretical calculations were performed to reveal the intrinsic mechanism for the efficient recognition of NH3 by GA + PhOH DESs.https://doi.org/10.1002/smo.20240045deep eutectic solventlow viscositymultiple active siteNH3 recognitionselective capture
spellingShingle Lu Zheng
Saisai Ju
Siqi Fang
Hongwei Zhang
Zhenping Cai
Kuan Huang
Lilong Jiang
Rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3
Smart Molecules
deep eutectic solvent
low viscosity
multiple active site
NH3 recognition
selective capture
title Rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3
title_full Rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3
title_fullStr Rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3
title_full_unstemmed Rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3
title_short Rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of NH3
title_sort rational design of deep eutectic solvents with low viscosities and multiple active sites for efficient recognition and selective capture of nh3
topic deep eutectic solvent
low viscosity
multiple active site
NH3 recognition
selective capture
url https://doi.org/10.1002/smo.20240045
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