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CO2-Expanded Alkyl Lactates: A Physicochemical and Molecular Modeling Study

Journal of Solution Chemistry volume 46, pages 259–280 (2017)Cite this article

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With the perspective of finding alternative benign media for various applications, this paper presents a study of the physicochemical behavior of some members of the alkyl lactate family when expanded by CO2. Experimental and molecular modeling techniques have been used to determine and/or predict relevant physicochemical properties of these systems such as swelling, Kamlet–Taft parameters {polarity/polarizability (π*) and proticity or hydrogen-bond donator ability (α), dielectric constants and solubility parameters}. To complete the study of these properties, sigma profiles of the three lactates molecules have been obtained by performing quantum mechanical and phase equilibria calculations of CO2/alkyl lactate systems by using the Peng–Robinson equation of state.

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Authors thank gratefully The Centre Informatique National de l’Enseignement Supérieur (CINES) for the permission to perform molecular dynamics calculations on the OCCIGEN supercomputer and their technical support for this project. This work was Granted access to the HPC resources of CINES under the allocation 2015-c2016087414 made by GENCI.

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    Yaocihuatl Medina-Gonzalez, Ahmed Jarray, Séverine Camy, Jean-Stéphane Condoret & Vincent Gerbaud

  2. UPS, INSA, INPT; LGC (Laboratoire de Génie Chimique), Université de Toulouse, 31077, Toulouse, France

    Yaocihuatl Medina-Gonzalez, Ahmed Jarray, Séverine Camy, Jean-Stéphane Condoret & Vincent Gerbaud

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Medina-Gonzalez, Y., Jarray, A., Camy, S. et al. CO2-Expanded Alkyl Lactates: A Physicochemical and Molecular Modeling Study. J Solution Chem 46, 259–280 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-016-0565-8

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Keywords

  • CO2 expanded liquids
  • Alkyl lactates
  • Green solvents
  • Green solvent engineering