M. Groen, T. Vlugt, T. W. Loos
Sep 1, 2015
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Aiche Journal
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Liquid crystals, elongated molecules with a structured liquid phase, may be used as new solvents for CO2 capture. However, no molecule has been found yet with optimal properties. Therefore, mixtures of two liquid crystals and CO2 are investigated. Also, the phase behavior of some binary subsystems of the investigated ternary systems is studied for comparison. In the mixtures investigated, 4,4′-pentyloxycyanobiphenyl + 4,4′-heptyloxycyanobiphenyl + CO2 and 4,4′-propylcyclohexylbenzonitrile + 4,4′-heptylcyclohexylbenzonitrile + CO2, the nematic phases form a nematic homogeneous solution and the solid phases form an eutectic system, leading to a material with improved properties for CO2 capture. Moreover, the ternary mixture of 4,4′-propylcyclohexylbenzonitrile + 4,4′-heptylcyclohexylbenzonitrile + CO2 showed an increased solubility of CO2 compared with the binary subsystems. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 61: 2977–2984, 2015