화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.122, No.6, 1948-1957, 2018
Molecular Modeling Analysis of CO2 Absorption by Glymes
The properties of diglyme + CO2 systems were analyzed through density functional theory and molecular dynamics methods with the objective of inferring the microscopic properties of CO2 capture by glyme-based solvents and the effect of ether group regarding solvents affinity toward CO2. Calculations of diglyme + CO2 molecular clusters using density functional theory allowed accurate quantification and characterization of short-range intermolecular forces between these molecules, whereas the molecular dynamics simulation of diglyme + CO2 liquid mixtures, for different CO2 contents, were the means to infer the properties and dynamics of bulk liquid phases upon CO2 absorption. Likewise, liquid diglyme + CO2 gas interfaces were also studied using molecular dynamics methods to examine the kinetics of CO2 capture, of pivotal importance for the design of adsorption at the gas liquid interface, and the mechanism of interface crossing, which is CO2 capturing units.