Deep extractive denitrogenation with Cu-based ionic liquids and mechanistic insights

IF 3.5 3区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL AIChE Journal Pub Date : 2025-01-08 DOI:10.1002/aic.18739

Peiwen Wu, Bangzhu Wang, Hongping Li, Shaojie Ma, Linlin Chen, Jixing Liu, Yanhong Chao, Wenshuai Zhu, Chunming Xu

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Abstract

A major challenge in the extractive denitrogenation (EDN) of fuel oils lies in achieving high nitrogen removal efficiency with minimal extractant usage. To address this, a series of Cu-based ionic liquids (ILs) ([Bmim]Cl/CuCl₂-X) with different cation-to-anion ratios were synthesized and characterized. The cation-to-anion ratio was found to be crucial in determining the predominant anions present in the ILs. Among the synthesized Cu-based ILs, [Bmim]Cl/CuCl₂-1 exhibited outstanding EDN performance, achieving 100% nitrogen removal with minimal ionic liquid consumption. The anion [CuCl₃]⁻ was identified as playing a key role in the EDN process, where the unoccupied orbitals of Cu and the chloridion in [CuCl₃]⁻ facilitate effective coordination with nitrogen atoms in organic nitrogen compounds. This coordination forms Lewis acid–base interactions, which are essential for deep EDN. The study not only introduces an efficient Cu-based ionic liquid but also provides insights into optimizing ionic liquid design for better extraction performance.

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AIChE Journal 工程技术-工程：化工

CiteScore

7.10

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10.80%

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411

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3.6 months

期刊介绍： The AIChE Journal is the premier research monthly in chemical engineering and related fields. This peer-reviewed and broad-based journal reports on the most important and latest technological advances in core areas of chemical engineering as well as in other relevant engineering disciplines. To keep abreast with the progressive outlook of the profession, the Journal has been expanding the scope of its editorial contents to include such fast developing areas as biotechnology, electrochemical engineering, and environmental engineering. The AIChE Journal is indeed the global communications vehicle for the world-renowned researchers to exchange top-notch research findings with one another. Subscribing to the AIChE Journal is like having immediate access to nine topical journals in the field. Articles are categorized according to the following topical areas: Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering, Biochemicals, Biofuels, and Food Inorganic Materials: Synthesis and Processing Particle Technology and Fluidization Process Systems Engineering Reaction Engineering, Kinetics and Catalysis Separations: Materials, Devices and Processes Soft Materials: Synthesis, Processing and Products Thermodynamics and Molecular-Scale Phenomena Transport Phenomena and Fluid Mechanics.