• Sofia M. Morozova
  • Elena I. Lozinskaya
  • Haritz Sardon
  • Fabian Suárez-García
  • Petr S. Vlasov
  • Régis Vaudemont
  • Yakov S. Vygodskii
  • Alexander S. Shaplov

The growing concern for climate change and global warming has given rise to investigations in various research fields, including one particular area dedicated to the creation of solid sorbents for efficient CO2 capture. In this work, a new family of poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) comprising cationic polyureas (PURs) with tetrafluoroborate (BF4 ) anions has been synthesized. Condensation of various diisocyanates with novel ionic diamines and subsequent ion metathesis reaction resulted in high molar mass ionic PURs (Mw = 12 ÷ 173 × 103 g/mol) with high thermal stability (up to 260 C), glass transition temperatures in the range of 153–286 C and remarkable CO2 capture (10.5–24.8 mg/g at 0 C and 1 bar). The CO2 sorption was found to be dependent on the nature of the cation and structure of the diisocyanate. The highest sorption was demonstrated by tetrafluoroborate PUR based on 4,4-methylene-bis(cyclohexyl isocyanate) diisocyanate and aromatic diamine bearing quinuclidinium cation (24.8 mg/g at 0 C and 1 bar). It is hoped that the present study will inspire novel design strategies for improving the sorption properties of PILs and the creation of novel effective CO2 sorbents.

Original languageEnglish
Article number240
Pages (from-to)1-24
Number of pages24
JournalMembranes
Volume10
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2020

    Scopus subject areas

  • Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Filtration and Separation

    Research areas

  • CO capture, Ionic polyureas, Ionic polyurethanes, Poly(ionic liquid)s, Solid adsorbent, CATION-ANION INTERACTION, POLYMERS, SORBENT COATINGS, ionic polyurethanes, PROPERTY, SORPTION, CARBON-DIOXIDE ADSORPTION, CO2 CAPTURE, poly(ionic liquid)s, TEMPERATURE, BRUSHES, ionic polyureas, solid adsorbent, PROGRESS, CO(2)capture, CO2 capture

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