Energy & Fuels, Vol.31, No.10, 10718-10726, 2017
Research on the Synthesis of Ionic Liquids/Layered Double Hydroxides Intercalation Composites and Their Application on the Removal of Naphthenic Acid from Oil
Three kinds of imidazolium ionic liquids were synthesized, and [Bmim][CH3COO] was selected as a result of its higher deacidification rate at a lower cost. Then, the synthetic ionic liquid was immobilized by layered double hydroxides, and the composites were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, proton nuclear magnetic resonance (H-1 NMR), carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance (C-13 NMR), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), and N-2, adsorption-desorption isotherms. The results showed that [Bmim] [CH3COO] synthesized by the intercalation method exhibited a better deacidification property compared to the dipping method. When [Bmim][CH3COO]/Mg0.5Ca2.5Al1 (I) synthesized by the intercalation method was used as a reagent, the deacidification rate reached 97.61%. The optimum reaction conditions were at the reagent/oil mass ratio of 0.08, the reaction temperature of 313 K, and the reaction time of 1 h. Moreover, the composites still had excellent performance on deacidification after being repeatedly used 6 times.