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Phosphonium-based ionic liquids and their use in the capture of polluting gases

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OSTI ID:1361551

An ionic liquid composition having the following chemical structural formula: ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are independently selected from hydrocarbon groups containing at least 1 and up to 20 carbon atoms, and X.sup.- is a cyclic anion that possesses a negatively-charged group reactive with a gaseous electrophilic species, particularly carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide. Methods for capturing a gaseous electrophilic species, such as CO.sub.2 or SO.sub.2, by contacting the gaseous electrophilic species with an ionic liquid according to Formula (1) are also described.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC
Patent Number(s):
9,670,237
Application Number:
13/240,275
OSTI ID:
1361551
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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