Rationalizing the role of the anion in CO2 capture and conversion using imidazolium-based ionic liquid modified mesoporous silica

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ra07561k
• Publication Date: 2015-07-22T09:03:57Z
• Authors: A. S. Aquino; F. L. Bernard; J. V. Borges; L. Mafra; F. Dalla Vecchia; M. O. Vieira; R. Ligabue; M. Seferin; Vitaly V. Chaban; E. J. Cabrita; S. Einloft
• Keywords: CYCLIC CARBONATES; CATALYST; ADSORPTION; 02 engineering and technology; EPOXIDES; MCM-41; 0210 nano-technology; CARBON-DIOXIDE SOLUBILITY; MATRIX; TRANSFORMATION; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION BALANCE; CYCLOADDITION

Covalently supported ionic liquids in mesoporous materials were prepared by grafting 1-methyl-3-(3-trimethoxysylilpropyl)imidazolium chloride in MCM-41.