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The removal of aromatic nitrogen compound from diesel oil is important to produce cleaner fuel and reduce the environmental impact. Therefore, denitrification of diesel oil is carried out by liquid-liquid extraction at ambient and moderate condition. The aim of this work is to study liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) for the mixture of ionic liquids (ILs); 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethylsulfate ([EMIM][EtSO4]) and 1-ethyl-3-methylpyridinium ethylsulfate ([EMPy][EtSO4], nitrogen compounds; pyrrole (PYR) and model diesel compound; isododecane (ISOD). The selectivity and solute distribution ratio values were calculated, four ternary diagrams were generated and denitrification efficiency was determined to evaluate the effectiveness of the extraction. The Conductor-like Screening Model for Real Solvents (COSMO-RS) model was used to predict the composition of the ternary systems. The experimental values and COSMO-RS prediction were then compared to determine the root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) for each system. The slope of tie lines is positive for all ternary system and the average RMSD is 2.825 %. The prediction gave RMSD of 1.12 % for [EMIM][EtSO4](1) + Pyrrole(2) + Isodecane(3) system; 2.51 % for [EMPy][EtSO4](1) + Pyrrole(2) + Isodecane(3) system.
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The modeling and experimental work reported in this article was financially supported by a research grant number RP006E-13SUS under University Malaya Research Grant (UMRG) from University of Malaya, Malaysia.
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Hazim Chan, N., Hizaddin, H.F., Anantharaj, R. (2015). Separation of Pyrrole from Isododecane Using Imidazolium and Pyridinium Based Ionic Liquid at 298.15 K: Experiment and COSMO-RS Prediction. In: Hashim, M. (eds) ICGSCE 2014. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-505-1_4
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