Study on extraction of thiophene from model gasoline with brønsted acidic ionic liquids

Xiaomeng Wang, Mingjuan Han, Hui Wan, Cao Yang, Guofeng Guan

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Abstract

Brønsted acidic ionic liquids (ILs), N-methylimidazole hydrogen sulfate ([HMIm]HSO4) and N-methylpyrrolidone hydrogen sulfate ([HNMP]HSO4), are synthesized and employed as extractants to extract thiophene from model gasoline (thiophene dissolved in noctane). The effect of extraction temperature, extraction time and volume ratio of ILs to model gasoline on desulfurization rates is investigated. Then, the optimal desulfurization conditions are obtained: the ratio of ILs to model gasoline is 1:1, extraction temperature is 50°C for [HMIm]HSO4 and 60°C for [HNMP]HSO4, extraction time is 60 min. Meanwhile, the desulfurization rate of [HNMP] HSO4 for model gasoline is 62.8%, which is higher than that of [HMIm]HSO4 (55.5%) under optimal conditions. The reason is discussed on the basis of the interaction energy between thiophene and ILs at the B3LYP/6-311 ++ G(d,p) level. Furthermore, the total desulfurization rate of [HNMP]HSO4 and [HMIm]HSO4 reaches 96.4% and 94.4%, respectively, by multistage extraction. Finally, the used ILs can be reused by vacuum drying, and their desulfurization rates are not significantly decreased after recycling 7 times in single-stage desulfurization.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-112
Number of pages6
JournalFrontiers of Chemical Engineering in China
Volume5
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Brønsted ionic liquids
  • Density functional theory
  • Extraction
  • Model gasoline
  • Thiophene

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