Application of COSMO-RS in the Design of Ionic Liquid Systems
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Application of COSMO-RS in the Design of Ionic Liquid Systems
Application of COSMO-RS in the Design of Ionic Liquid Systems Steve Lustig Andreas Klamt E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Central Research & Development Wilmington, Delaware, USA [email protected] COSMOlogic GmbH & Co. KG Leverkusen, Germany [email protected] 2 Complexity of Chemical & Materials Engineering Design Element Atom Molecule Cluster Properties, e.g. Thermodynamic Transport Reaction Structure Functions, e.g. State Solution Material System 4/5/2012 Technological (useful) 1. Interconversions 2. Performance materials 3. Energy storage & utilization Biological 1. “Life” 2. Disease 3. Foods, medicines 3 Complexity of Chemical & Materials Engineering Design Element Atom Molecule Cluster Properties, e.g. Thermodynamic Transport Reaction Structure Functions, e.g. State Solution Material System 4/5/2012 Technological (useful) 1. Interconversions 2. Performance materials 3. Energy storage & utilization Biological 1. “Life” 2. Disease 3. Foods, medicines 4 Outline • Introduction to COSMO Theory • What is COSMO-RS? • Benchmarks • Ionic Liquids for Absorption Cooling • What are Ionic Liquids? • What is Absorption Cooling? • Can you design an optimal absorbent? • Li Ion Battery Electrolytes • How stable? How much salt will dissolve? • How many charge carriers? • Practical Aspects of COSMO-RS 4/5/2012 5 Outline • Introduction to COSMO Theory • What is COSMO-RS? • Benchmarks • Ionic Liquids for Absorption Cooling • What are Ionic Liquids? • What is Absorption Cooling? • Can you design an optimal absorbent? • Li Ion Battery Electrolytes • How stable? How much salt will dissolve? • How many charge carriers? • Practical Aspects of COSMO-RS 4/5/2012 6 Introduction to COSMO Theory COnductor-like Screening MOdel (COSMO) of solvation with exact statistical mechanics to predict pure-component and mixture thermodynamic properties (e.g. vapor pressure, solubility, activity coefficients, VLE, LLE, pKa, binding) of given compounds. Developed by: • Andreas Klamt (COSMOlogic) COSMO-RS A. Klamt and G. Schuurmann, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans., 2, 799 (1993). A. Klamt, J. Phys. Chem., 99, 2224 (1995) A. Klamt, et al., J. Phys. Chem. A., 102, 5074 (1998) F. Eckert and A. Klamt, AIChE J. 48, 369 (2002). Later investigators include: • S. Sandler COSMO-SAC S.-T. Lin and S. Sandler, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 41, 899 (2002) S.-T. Lin, J. Chang, S. Wang, W. Goddard and S. Sandler, J. Phys. Chem. A., 108 7429 (2004) • C. Panayiotou C. Panayiotou, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 42, 1495 (2003) • J. Gmehling COSMO-RS(O1) H. Grensemann, J. Gmehling, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 44, 1610 (2005) 4/5/2012 7 Introduction to COSMO Theory COnductor-like Screening MOdel (COSMO) of solvation with exact statistical mechanics to predict pure-component and mixture thermodynamic properties (e.g. vapor pressure, solubility, activity coefficients, VLE, LLE, pKa, binding) of given compounds. Developed by: • Andreas Klamt (COSMOlogic) COSMO-RS A. Klamt and G. Schuurmann, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans., 2, 799 (1993). A. Klamt, J. Phys. Chem., 99, 2224 (1995) A. Klamt, et al., J. Phys. Chem. A., 102, 5074 (1998) F. Eckert and A. Klamt, AIChE J. 48, 369 (2002). COSMO-RS in three, easy steps… 4/5/2012 8 Introduction to COSMO Theory (http://www.cosmologic.de/ChemicalEngineering/theory_background.html) 1. Solve an exact electrostatic problem using ab initio electronic structure chemistry Solvation Shell comprising ideal-conductor charge tiles Polarization charges, , on conductors Probability, p(σ) The result is a distribution, p(), of charge tiles; a fingerprint of the molecule. 4/5/2012 Charge Density, σ 9 Introduction to COSMO Theory (http://www.cosmologic.de/ChemicalEngineering/theory_background.html) 2. Use experimental data to ‘fit constants’ in an energy expression for real solutions using only , p() and atomic element descriptors The result is a Hamiltonian involving only the charge tiles which are independent of chemical group or molecular structure E EMisfit EHydrogenBond E LD ERing EMisfit , aeff 2 2 E HydrogenBond , cHB f HB (T ) min 0; min( , ) HB max0; max( , ) HB 4/5/2012 10 Introduction to COSMO Theory (http://www.cosmologic.de/ChemicalEngineering/theory_background.html) 3. Use exact (and fast) statistical mechanics to compute thermodynamic properties. The results are expressions for chemical potential, activity coefficient, vapor pressure, solubility, LLE, VLE, etc. for pure components and mixtures. Sigma Profile of Mixtures: pS ( ) xi pi ( ) iS S ( ) E ( , ) S ( ) kT ln d pS ( ) exp kT Chemical potential of a charge tile: Chemical potential of solute X in solvent S: SX ( ) d p X ( ) S ( ) - kT lnAS COSMO-RS is implemented in COSMOthermX Version 2.1_0106 by F. Eckert and A. Klamt, COSMOlogic GmbH & Co. KG F. Eckert and A. Klamt, “Fast Solvent Screening via Quantum Chemistry: COSMO-RS approach,” AIChE J. 48, 369 (2002). 4/5/2012 11 Introduction to COSMO Theory Vapor Pressure: PiVap i IdealGas IdealGas i i Pi exp RT Liquid Phase Activity Coefficient: ln iS iS ii RT Chemical potential continuity between vapor and liquid: yi iG P xi iS PiVap Chemical potential continuity between liquid 1 and liquid 2: Pi ( 2,1) 4/5/2012 ( i(1) i( 2 ) ) V1 exp RT V2 "COSMO-RS: From Quantum Chemistry to Fluid Phase Thermodynamics and Drug Design", Andreas Klamt, Elsevier Science Ltd., Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2005) 12 Introduction to COSMO Theory Advantages over traditional methods, e.g. Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics • Once a molecule’s electronic structure is solved using quantum mechanics, the sigma distribution is presumed applicable to any mixture without recomputation. (we create an electronic structure database for all important compounds) • Prediction of thermodynamic properties is very fast (about 1 minute on a laptop for pure compounds and mixtures) (MC and MD calculations take days/weeks for comparable accuracy) Applicable to: Multicomponent solutions Salts Polymers and polypeptides Surfaces Interfaces 4/5/2012 13 Benchmark Study of HFC Henry’s Law Constants Henry’s Law expresses Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium COSMO-RS Bound [bmim][PF6] Pairs 10 3 10 2 10 1 10 0 HFC Gas Phase Prediction (MPa) HFC + IL Liquid Phase GasPhase LiquidPhase HFC HFC GasPhase HFC P GasPhase HFC H P P H Vapor HFC LiquidPhase LiquidPhase HFC HFC x LiquidPhase HFC HFC LiquidPhase is constant as HFC HFC 4/5/2012 10 x x -1 10 0 CF4 CHF2Cl CHF3 CH2F2 CH3F CH4 CO2 CHF2CF3 CF3CH2F CHF2CHF2 CH3CF3 CH3CHF2 CH3CH2F CH3CH3 -1 10 0 10 1 10 2 10 3 Experiment (MPa) Data by Mark Shiflett (CR&D-CS&E) at 283, 298, 323 and 348K 14 Benchmark Studies HFC Boiling Point Predictions HFC isomer boiling points are predicted qualitatively correctly, quantitatively < 8oC Additional study with over 1,000 compounds shows boiling points predicted < 8oC 4/5/2012 15 Outline • Introduction to COSMO Theory • What is COSMO-RS? • Benchmarks • Ionic Liquids for Absorption Cooling • What are Ionic Liquids? • What is Absorption Cooling? • Can you design an optimal absorbent? • Li Ion Battery Electrolytes • How stable? How much salt will dissolve? • How many charge carriers? • Practical Aspects of COSMO-RS 4/5/2012 16 Ionic liquids - Variety Through Combination common cations [Cation][Anion] CH3 F N C8H17 C8H17 N N C8H17 CH3 C4H9 C6H13 P F F F P F F F F methy(trioctyl)ammonium C6H13 N C4H9 C14H25 trihexy(tetradecyl)phosphonium O F3C S O O triflate F O F O N S F3C S CF3 O O triflimide N-butlypyridinium Estimated that >109 ionic liquids can be synthesized 4/5/2012 B tetrafluoroborate hexafluorophosphate 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium C6H13 common anions 17 Typical Ionic Liquid Properties o - liquid cation and anion, RTIL defined with Tm < 100 C - negligible vapor pressure - liquid over a wide temperature range - high thermal, chemical and electrochemical stability - form stable hydrophilic or hydrophobic solutions - dissolve many organic and inorganic compounds - variable solubility in gases and liquids 4/5/2012 18 What Is Absorption Cooling? • Uses a heat source to provide the energy needed to drive the cooling system. • Popular alternative to regular compressor systems where: electricity is unreliable, costly, or unavailable, noise from a compressor is problematic, surplus heat is available (e.g., from engines/motors, turbine exhausts or industrial processes, or from solar plants), or large cooling capacity required (large buildings) First commercialized by Electrolux, no moving parts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_refrigerator 4/5/2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absorption_heat_pump 19 Ionic Liquid Design for Aqueous Absorption Cooling Cooling Tower Coefficient of Performance, COP Chemical Compressor H2O COP Refrigerant Condenser Generator 5 2 6 Heat Exchanger IL Absorbent H2O 3 1 Water 4/5/2012 Absorber 7 Chilled Water to Building 4 H2O /IL Solution QGenerator H 7 H 6 H 2O 1 wGenerator H 5 H 3 H 3 H 4 H 2O H 2O wAbsorber wGenerator Efficiency H 2O H 2O with wAbsorber and wGenerator Refrigerant Evaporator QEvaporator or dw H 2O dT 0, dw H 2 O dP 0 20 Ionic Liquid Design for Aqueous Absorption Cooling • Coefficient of Performance, COP COP • QEvaporator QGenerator H 7 H 6 H2 0 1 wGenerator H 5 H 3 H 3 H 4 H 2 0 H2 0 w w Generator Absorber Design Statement H 2O H 2O wGenerator wAbsorber objF {[ A][B ] / H 2 O} H 2O 1 wGenerator Maximize objF {[ A][B ] / H 2 O} through selection of [ A][B ] • 4/5/2012 Process Conditions PAbsorber 8mbar PGenerator 66 mbar TAbsorber 38 o C TGenerator 180 o C 21 Design [A][B]/H20 to: maximize ObjF & minimize thermal decomposition IL Database contains > 10,000 pairs Given Cation Anion Pair Calculate water solubility in absorber Solubility > 5% ? no Next Pair yes T=100oC Calculate water solubility in generator @ T T=T+5oC Next Pair 4/5/2012 Save Candidate yes Solubility Drop > 5% ? no 22 Design [A][B]/H20 to maximize ObjF 1 ,5 0 0 6,080 cation/anion pairs designed+screened 1 ,0 0 0 Count Best balance of • hydrogen bonding • hydrophobicity 500 0 0 0 .1 0 .2 0 .3 0 .4 o b jF 4/5/2012 0 .5 0 .6 0 .7 23 Complete Process Data Measurement Home-built multisample vapor-salt analysis system Heated Transfer Lines Jacketed Water Bubble Column Oven • Simultaneous measurement of many compositions • Attains all Absorber and Generator conditions Oil Bath/Circulator Mass Flow Controlled Nitrogen 4/5/2012 Sealed Desicator & Open Samples Wwater,absorber 24 0.07 0.06 • While pure LiBr absorbs the most water in absorber conditions, it also retains the most water in both generators 0.05 C Complete Process Data Measurement 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.04 0.03 • Additives limit the water retained in the absorbent under generator conditions and suppress crystallization at low water contents 0.02 0.01 • Data validate prior COSMO-RS predictions qualitatively 0.00 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 PHI Wwater,generator,high-T Wwater,generator,low-T 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.03 C C 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.00 4/5/2012 0.80 0.85 0.90 PHI 0.95 1.00 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.05 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 0.40 0.05 Pure LiBr 0.00 0.80 0.85 0.90 PHI 0.95 1.00 25 Energy Efficiency and Lifetime Operating Costs • Lower crystallization temperature allows higher energy efficiency • Modeling predicts higher COP (10%) with lower lifetime costs (7%) 4/5/2012 10% increase Lifetime Cost 0.07 1.52 1.50 1.48 1.46 1.44 1.42 LiBr 1.40 1.38 1.36 0.01 0.02 0.03 C 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 7% increase 1.36 1.38 1.40 1.42 1.44 1.46 1.48 1.50 0.90 0.95 1.00 I PH 0.85 0.80 0.06 $MM 0.05 C C OP Parallel Double-Effect Process Model 4.70 4.75 4.80 4.85 4.90 4.95 5.00 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.80 0.85 0.90 PHI 0.95 1.00 26 Ionic Liquid Design for Aqueous Absorption Cooling Concluding Remarks • The chemists had no experience or intuition how to select absorbents which would optimize the design criteria • The COSMO-RS screening provided a valid short list of candidates with qualitatively-correct ranking • COSMO-RS & Chemical principles gave qualitative understanding on why optimum candidates ranked well- Small & Low molecular weight for low heat capacity Balance hydrophobicity & hydrogen bonding • Experimental measurements and Aspen® process modelling validated the best final candidates 4/5/2012 27 Outline • Introduction to COSMO Theory • What is COSMO-RS? • Benchmarks • Ionic Liquids for Absorption Cooling • What are Ionic Liquids? • What is Absorption Cooling? • Can you design an optimal absorbent? • Li Ion Battery Electrolytes • How stable? How much salt will dissolve? • How many charge carriers? • Practical Aspects of COSMO-RS 4/5/2012 28 Lithium Ion Battery Electrolytes • A solvent is needed to dissolve LiPF6 salt which shuffles ions between the anode and cathode • The solvent must be electrochemically stable at high potentials near the electrodes • The solvent must facilitate high conductivity and remain liquid and chemically stable between -30oC and 60oC (other needs too…) • So many questions, so little time: How can we design electrochemical stability? How can we design high ionic conductivity? How can we predict solubility and ion speciation? 4/5/2012 http://www.nbpowersupply.com 29 Temperature-Dependent Solubility of LiPF6 in Propylene Carbonate Data points from V.M. Plakhotnik and I.V. Goncharova, Ukr. Khim. Zhurn. 66, 31 (2000) Refractive Index method to determine concentration (suspicious accuracy) 0.24 Mole Fraction LiPF 6 0.22 0.20 0.18 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.10 -40 -20 0 20 Temperature, C 4/5/2012 40 60 30 31P NMR Measurement of LiPF6 Concentration Capillary insert NMR technique with sample and concentration reference Sample of unknown LiPF6 concentration Standard 85wt% D3PO4 Sample Concentration is computed from tube geometrical factor & spectral integrals, C LiPF 6 1 .59 4/5/2012 ILiPF 6 ID 3PO 4 , molar 31 31P NMR Determination of LiPF6 Solubility • The experimental method is validated to +4% precision • Experimental LiPF6 Solubilities 0.7 Solubility, Mole Fraction 0.6 0.5 XC12 0.4 PC 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0 10 20 30 Temperature, C 4/5/2012 40 50 60 32 “COSMOsalt” Theory Overview Gfus LiPF 6 Equilibrium G Solid LiPF6 Species x i iSolution is at a minimum i subject to constraints : Solution Solid LiPF LiPF 6 6 Species x i 1 i Species 4/5/2012 Solution LiPF6 x i i qi 0 33 COSMO-RS Theory for LiPF6-Solvent Solubility Temperature-Dependent Solubility of LiPF6 in Propylene Carbonate & XC-12 • Data from Lustig 31P-NMR measurements • Simplest system equilibrium hypothesis: LiPF6 (solid) Solvent Li PF6- Solvent LiPF6 Solubility 0.70 Simple Hypothesis Fails! Unpaired Propylene Carbonate H fus 10.2 kcal / mol Solubility Limit, x 0.60 S fus 0.030 kcal / mol K 0.50 Propylene Carbonate 0.40 XC-12 Unpaired XC-12 0.30 H fus 4.3 kcal / mol S fus 0.003 kcal / mol K 0.20 0.10 10 4/5/2012 20 30 40 Temperature, C 50 60 34 Species in Solution in Equilibrium with LiPF6(s) Propylene Carbonate + LiPF6 XC12+ LiPF6 PC XC12 LiPF6 LiPF6 LiPF6 (PC) LiPF6 (XC12) LiPF6 (PC)2 Li+ Li+ Li+ (PC) Li+ (XC12) Li+ (PC)2 Li+ (XC12)2 Li+ (PC)3 Others unfinished Li+ (PC)4 PF64/5/2012 PF6- 35 Gfus - 3.326 kcal/mol PC Measured PC Predicted, Constant G 0.8 fus XC12 Measured LiPF6 Solubility, mole fraction 0.7 XC12 Predicted, Constant G fus 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 4/5/2012 10 20 30 40 Temperature, C 50 60 36 Species in PC Solution in Equilibrium with LiPF6(s) x[PC]= 0.201635 x[LiPF6]= 0.017383 x[LiPF6PC]= 0.010213 x[LiPF6PC2]= 0.075880 4/5/2012 x[Li+]= x[LiPC+]= x[LiPC2+]= x[LiPC3+]= x[LiPC4+]= 0.317741 0.015346 0.001059 0.000247 0.013051 x[PF6-]= 0.347445 Much solvent is paired with ions More Ion-Solvent species drags more Li+ into solution Larger solvated species will transport more slowly Anion-Solvent species in progress 37 Lithium Ion Battery Electrolytes Concluding Remarks • Always validate data before you trust it! • Always validate theory before you trust it! • “COSMOsalt” speciation provides critical and unique insight into both solubility & charge carrier concentrations+speciation 4/5/2012 38 Outline • Introduction to COSMO Theory • What is COSMO-RS? • Benchmarks • Ionic Liquids for Absorption Cooling • What are Ionic Liquids? • What is Absorption Cooling? • Can you design an optimal absorbent? • Li Ion Battery Electrolytes • How stable? How much salt will dissolve? • How many charge carriers? • Practical Aspects of COSMO-RS 4/5/2012 39 Practical Aspects of COSMO-RS Create results in vacuum & COSMO states Quantum chemistry software with or without GUI User needs to know about: • Successful QM calculation criteria • Rotational Isomerism & Ground States Apply statistical thermodynamics • Property prediction software with or without GUI • Predicted properties: Activitie coefficients, Henry’s law coeff., Vapor pressure of pure compounds and mixtures, Heat of vaporization, Separation coefficients, Heat of mixing, Phase diagrams, VLE, LLE, SLE, Solubility in polymers, partition coefficients, probably lots more… • My most-valued result is chemical potential! 4/5/2012 40 4/5/2012 41 Experimental Station Wilmington, Delaware Chemical design= relevant solutions 4/5/2012 42 Try to solve big, important problems 4/5/2012 43 Chemists’ Skill+Intuition Theory+ Computation 4/5/2012 Use theory+computation especially when chemists admit they need help 44 Introduction to COSMO Theory 4/5/2012 A. Klamt, COSMO-RS: From Quantum Chemistry to Fluid Phase Thermodynamics and Drug Design, Elsevier, New York, 2005. 45 Introduction to COSMO Theory 4/5/2012 A. Klamt, COSMO-RS: From Quantum Chemistry to Fluid Phase Thermodynamics and Drug Design, Elsevier, New York, 2005. 46 0.20 0.60 44414P+ BMIM+ PMPY+ DMPIM+ Probability Probability 0.15 0.70 0.10 BEIEtOSO3HFPSPF6TPES- 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.05 0.10 0.00 -2.0 -1.5 -1.0 0.0 2 charge (e/A ) 4,4,4,14P+ PMPY+ 4/5/2012 -0.5 0.5 1.0 BMIM+ 0.00 -1.5 -1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 charge (e/A ) EtOSO3- BEI- DMPIM+ HFPS- 1.0 2 TPES- 1.5 PF6- 2.0 47 What Is Absorption Cooling? • Absorption cooling refrigeration was invented by the French scientist Edmond Carré in 1858. The original design used water and sulfuric acid. • Possible solution for more efficient energy usage 70% of U.S. Electricity is used in: commercial buildings, schools, hospitals, institutional workplaces Combined Cooling/Heating/Power (CCHP) Units use waste heat, reduce energy usage, reduce CO2 emissions (20 – 40%) • Possible solution to reduce greenhouse & ozone-depleting emissions Can use water as a refrigerant • Most efficient cooling system for large buildings, becoming more economical for single family residences 4/5/2012