Preliminary Program subject to change
09008 Green Processing and Applications Using Ionic Liquids
OverviewThe chemical industry is under considerable pressure to replace many existing processes by new technology with preferably zero or at least much less generation of chemical waste and impact on the environment as well. In particular, this holds for the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries, which by definition generate per kg net product the highest amount of chemical waste. The occurrence of excessive amounts of chemical waste is mainly caused by insufficient atom-efficiency of the reactions performed, while the use of volatile organic solvents (VOS), both as reaction media and as product extraction solvents, are released in too large amounts into the environment. In other words, current processes quite often are not green at all. It is foreseen that ionic liquids may play an important role in designing much more green processes. This session solicits for a wide variety of contributions that considers the development of much greener processes with ionic liquids involved.
Primary SponsorEnvironmental Division (See also Topical 1) (09)

Chair

Tapas K. Das
Project Engineer
Skillings Connolly, Inc.
5016 Lacey Blvd SE
Lacey, WA 98503
Phone Number: 360-455-3174
Fax Number: 360-491-3857
Email: shivaniki@comcast.net

CoChair

Cor J. Peters
Professor
Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, DelftChemTech (PCMT)
Julianalaan 136
Delft, ZH 2628 BL
The Netherlands
Phone Number: 15-2782660
Fax Number: 15-2788713
Email: c.j.peters@tnw.tudelft.nl

* Membership Number 137686
Arene Carbonylation in Chlorometallate, Dialkylimidazolium Ionic Liquids: Effect of Changing Metal Chloride
Mark G. White and Ernesto J. Angueira, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Enzyme Structure, Function, and Utility in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids
Bilge Eker, Prashanth Asuri, Saravanababu Murugesan, Robert J. Linhardt and Jonathan S. Dordick, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY 12180
Designing Green Processes: Phase Behaviour of Ionic Liquid - Carbon Dioxide Based Systems
Eliane Kühne1, Cor J. Peters1 and Geert-Jan Witkamp2, (1) Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, DelftChemTech (PCMT), Julianalaan 136, Delft, ZH 2628 BL, The Netherlands, (2)Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Design, Engineering and Production, Laboratory for Process Equipment, Leeghwaterstraat 44, Delft, ZH 2628 CA, The Netherlands
Using Carbon Dioxide as an Antisolvent Separation Aid with Ionic Liquids: Thermodynamics and Solvent Strength
Berlyn R. Mellein and Joan F. Brennecke, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 182 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46566-5637
Decomposition of Ionic Liquids in Chemical Processing
Maaike C. Kroon, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, DelftChemTech (PCMT), Julianalaan 136, Delft, ZH 2628 BL, The Netherlands, Wim Buijs, DelftChemTech, Catalysis Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 136, Delft, 2628 BL, Netherlands, Cor J. Peters, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, DelftChemTech (PCMT), Julianalaan 136, Delft, ZH 2628 BL, The Netherlands and Geert-Jan Witkamp, Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Design, Engineering and Production, Laboratory for Process Equipment, Leeghwaterstraat 44, Delft, ZH 2628 CA, The Netherlands
Hydrogen Bonds in Imidazolium-Based Ionic Liquids with –Nh2: Ab Initio and Molecular Dynamics Study
Guangren Yu and Suojiang Zhang, Research Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Technology, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Bei er Tiao 1#, Zhongguancun, HaiDian District, Beijing, China
Measurement of the Selective Solubilities of Ch4/C2H6/Co2-Mixtures on Alkylsulphate Ionic Liquids for Natural- and Biogas Cleaning
Thilo Weibert1, Andreas Harndt1, Marcus Petermann2, Hans W. Lösch3 and Frieder Dreisbach3, (1)LPP, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany, (2)LPP, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitaetsstr. 150, Bochum, Germany, (3)Rubotherm GmbH, Universitätsstr. 142, Bochum, 44799, Germany
Grafted Poly(Ionic Liquid) Membranes for Co2 Separation
Xudong Hu1, Jianbin Tang1, Youqing Shen2 and Maciej Radosz3, (1)Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071, (2)Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1000 E University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, (3)Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Avenue, Laramie, WY 82071
Solubilities and Mass Transfer Coefficients of Gaseous Mixtures in Physical Solvents for Co2 Capture Applications
Yannick J. Heintz1, Laurent Sehabiague1, Badie I. Morsi2, Kenneth L. Jones3 and Henry W. Pennline3, (1)Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1249 Benedum Hall, 3700 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (2)University of Pittsburgh, 1244 Benedum Hall, 3700 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, (3)U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 626 Cochrans Mill Road, P.O. Box 10940, Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Environmental Division