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The Solubility Parameter of Carbon Dioxide and Its Solubility in Ionic Liquids

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Carbon dioxide as a solute interacts with solvents mainly via dispersion forces. Its Hildebrand solubility parameter, δH, may therefore be used to predict its dissolution. The usual definition of δH, involving ΔvH, the molar enthalpy of vaporization, is inapplicable for carbon dioxide, it being a gas at the temperatures of technical interest (298 ≤ T/K ≤ 333). The ability of CO2 to accept hydrogen bonds from donor solvents and its appreciable polarizability justify the determination of its Hansen solubility parameters. The definite equation of state of CO2 reported by Span and Wagner permits the determination of the required parameters. The solubility of gaseous carbon dioxide in ionic liquids (room temperature ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents) has been extensively studied and is discussed in the light of the above statements.

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Abbreviations

1-Me-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Methyl-3-methylimidazolium

1-Et-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium

1-HOEt-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-(2-Hydrohyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium

1-Pr-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Propyl-3-methylimidazolium

1-Allyl-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Allyl-3-methylimidazolium

1-Bu-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium

1-Hx-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Hexyl-3-methylimidazolium

1-Oc-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Octyl-3-methylimidazolium

1-C8H4F13-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Tridecafluorooctyl-3-methylimidazolium

1-Dc-3-Me-imidazolium:

1-Decyl-3-methylimidazolium

Et3 sulfonium:

Triethylsulfonium

Me3Bu ammonium:

Butyltrimethylammonium

Me3Hx ammonium:

Hexyltrimethylammonium

Me3Dc ammonium:

Fecyltrimethylammonoium

Me2PrBu ammonium:

Butyl dimethylpropylammonium

Me2PrHx ammonium:

Hexyldimethylpropylammonium

Me2PrDc ammonium:

Decyldimethypropylammonium

Et3Hx ammonium:

Hexyltriethylammonium2

Bu3Me ammonium:

Methyltributylammonium

Oc3Me ammonium:

Methyltrioctylammonium

Et2Me(MeOEt)ammonium:

Methydiethyl(2-methoxyethyl)ammonium

Bu-pyridinium:

1-Butylpyridinium

Bu(4Me)pyridinium:

1-Butyl-4-methylpyridinium

Hx(Me)pyridinium:

1-Hexyl-4-methylpyridinium

1-Bu-1-Mepyrrollidinium:

1-Butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium

EtBu3 phosphonium:

Ethyltriputylphosphonium

TdBu3 phosphononium:

Tetradecyltributylphosphonium

TdHx3 phosphononium:

Tetradecyltrihexylphosphonium

DoPhSO3 :

4-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate

Et2HPO4 :

Diethyl hydrogenphosphate

MeSO3 :

Methylsulfonate

NTF2 :

Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)amide

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Marcus, Y. The Solubility Parameter of Carbon Dioxide and Its Solubility in Ionic Liquids. J Solution Chem 48, 1025–1034 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10953-018-0816-y

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