Concentration control of volatile organic compounds by ionic liquid absorption and desorption

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2018.12.019

Abstract

Abstract: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are difficult to be eliminated safely and effectively because of their large concentration fluctuations. Thus, maintaining a stable concentration of VOCs is a significant study. In this research, H₂O, Tween-80,[Emim]BF₄,[Emim]PF₆, and[Hnmp]HSO₄ were applied to absorb and desorb simulated VOCs. The ionic liquid[Emim]BF₄ demonstrated the best performance and was thus selected for further experiments. As the ionic liquid acted as a buffer, the toluene concentration with a fluctuation of 2000-20000 mg·m^-3 was stabilized at 6000-12000 mg·m^-3. Heating distillation (90℃) was highly efficient to recover[Emim]BF₄ from toluene. The regenerated[Emim]BF₄ could retain its initial absorption capacity even after multiple cycles. Moreover,[Emim]BF₄ had the same buffer function on various aromatic hydrocarbons.

Key words: Volatile organic compounds, Concentration fluctuation, Absorb and desorb, Ionic liquid, Buffer

摘要： Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are difficult to be eliminated safely and effectively because of their large concentration fluctuations. Thus, maintaining a stable concentration of VOCs is a significant study. In this research, H₂O, Tween-80,[Emim]BF₄,[Emim]PF₆, and[Hnmp]HSO₄ were applied to absorb and desorb simulated VOCs. The ionic liquid[Emim]BF₄ demonstrated the best performance and was thus selected for further experiments. As the ionic liquid acted as a buffer, the toluene concentration with a fluctuation of 2000-20000 mg·m^-3 was stabilized at 6000-12000 mg·m^-3. Heating distillation (90℃) was highly efficient to recover[Emim]BF₄ from toluene. The regenerated[Emim]BF₄ could retain its initial absorption capacity even after multiple cycles. Moreover,[Emim]BF₄ had the same buffer function on various aromatic hydrocarbons.

关键词: Volatile organic compounds, Concentration fluctuation, Absorb and desorb, Ionic liquid, Buffer

Xiaobin Ma, Minyan Wu, Shuo Liu, Jinxing Huang, Bin Sun, Ying Zhou, Qiulian Zhu, Hanfeng Lu. Concentration control of volatile organic compounds by ionic liquid absorption and desorption[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2019, 27(10): 2383-2389.

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