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Surface Active Ionic Liquids as Catalyst for CO2 Conversion to Propylene Carbonate

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CO2 capture is an efficient possibility to mitigate environmental impacts. An efficient transformation of CO2 into useful chemicals is a need from environmental protection and resource utilization viewpoint. Cyclic carbonates, such as propylene carbonate is used in numerous technologies. We hereby report eight surface active ionic liquids (SAILs) composed of the well-known cations ([bmim+] and [TBA+]) and long-alkyl-chain anions ([C12SO4 −], [C12ESO4 −], [C12BSO3 −] and [C12SAR−]). In this work, we have studied catalytic activities of SAILs for cyclic carbonate synthesis. The work demonstrates that [TBA+] is more active as a catalyst because the higher molecular volume increases the distance cation/anion, consequently, a weaker electrostatic interaction cation/anion results in a more nucleophilic anion. The [TBA][C12SO4] was the SAIL that presented better catalytic activity, reaching 79.2% of conversion and 87.7% of selectivity, besides the high capacity of recycles and possible use for the catalysis of other cyclic carbonates.

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M.O.V. and W.F.M. thank CAPES for the doctoral fellowships, B.S.N. thanks FAPERGS for scholarship and S.E. thanks CNPq for the researcher scholarship.

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  1. Post-Graduation Program in Materials Engineering and Technology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Michele O. Vieira, Wesley F. Monteiro, Rosane Ligabue & Sandra Einloft

  2. School of Engineering, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil

    Bruna S. Neto

  3. P.E.S., Vasilievsky Island, Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation

    Vitaly V. Chaban

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Vieira, M.O., Monteiro, W.F., Neto, B.S. et al. Surface Active Ionic Liquids as Catalyst for CO2 Conversion to Propylene Carbonate. Catal Lett 148, 108–118 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10562-017-2212-4

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