Application of ionic liquids in CO2 valorisation

Identifier:  TFG:5253

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TFG5253

Authors:  Lara Rimbau, Francesc Xavier

Abstract:
Reducing carbon emissions to mitigate global warming is the major environmental concern of current and future generations. Carbon dioxide use technologies are an opportunity not only to reduce the CO2 emissions but to use them as feedstock. In this work, a green ionic liquid catalytic system was designed for the transformation of CO2 into high added value products, (cyclic carbonates) from epoxides or propargylic alcohols at mild conditions (45-150 ºC, 1-5 bar CO2). Ionic liquids based on 3-butyl-1- methylimizadolium (BMI) were synthesized. Conversion and selectivity were determined by NMR analysis of the crude reaction mixture sample dissolved in CDCl3.