Towards a Rational, Quantum-Chemistry-Based Selection and Screening of Green Solvents for Liquid-Liquid Phase Transfer Catalysis

Abhimanyu Pudi, Adam P. Karcz, Rofice Dickson, Suojiang Zhang, Seyed Soheil Mansouri, Martin P. Andersson*

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Abstract

Coupling of reaction and extraction, along with the ability to significantly increase reaction yields at milder conditions, makes liquid-liquid phase transfer catalysis an attractive intensified solution for many industrially important processes. Although there has been some work in terms of mechanistic modeling, solvent selection for such processes has remained a largely untouched topic by academia and industry. This work provides a path towards a systematic solvent screening or design framework by providing a quantum-chemistry-based evaluation method to find suitable green solvents for toluene in the process of hydrogen sulfide valorization from natural gas. From a pool of eight candidate alternatives, three are chosen to be suitable substitutes for toluene based on technical, economic, and environmental measures.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 31th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering (ESCAPE30)
EditorsMetin Türkay, Rafiqul Gani
Place of PublicationAmsterdam
PublisherElsevier
Publication date2021
Pages1593-1598
ISBN (Electronic)978-0-323-98325-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 6 Jun 20219 Jun 2021

Conference

Conference31st European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period06/06/202109/06/2021
SeriesComputer Aided Chemical Engineering
ISSN1570-7946

Keywords

  • Green chemistry
  • Sustainable engineering
  • Reactive extraction
  • COSMO-RS
  • Reaction path analysis

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