Permeabilities of CO₂, H₂S and CH₄ through Choline-Based Ionic Liquids: Atomistic-Scale Simulations

Abstract

Molecular dynamics simulations are used to study the transport of CO 2 , H 2 S and CH 4 molecules across environmentally friendly choline-benzoate and choline-lactate ionic liquids (ILs). The permeability coefficients of the considered molecules are calculated using the free energy and diffusion rate profiles. Both systems show the largest resistance to CH 4 , whereas more than 5 orders of magnitude larger permeability coefficients are obtained for the other two gas molecules. The CO 2 /CH 4 and H 2 S/CH 4 selectivity was estimated to be more than 10 4 and 10 5 , respectively. These results indicate the great potential of the considered ILs for greenhouse gas control.

Keywords

• ionic liquid
• gas separation
• molecular dynamics