Carbon Dioxide Capture with Choline-Based DESs Solvents

Abstract

Deep eutectic solvents (DES) are an interesting alternative to conventional amines. Due to their biodegradability, lower toxicity and lower prices, DES are considered “more benign” sorbents for CO2 capture than ionic liquids. To study the effect of water on the properties of choline chloride (ChCl)/glycerol mixtures (1:3 on a molar basis), the density and viscosity of ChCl/Gly with different water content (30%, 40% and 50%) were measured at temperature from 293.15 K to 333.15 K at atmospheric pressure, the CO2 solubility in (ChCl/Gly) with water was determined from 293.15 K to 373.15 K and at pressure from 0.5 MPa to 3 MPa. The result shows the dramatically influence of water in the viscosity but not in the CO2 solubility and Absorption.