Estudo da adsorção do líquido iônico [BMIM]+[BF4]­ - sobre ꝩ Al2O3 por cálculos ab initio

Abstract

Ionic liquids are, by definition, salts formed by an organic cation and an inorganic anion, with a low melting point. An important application of ionic liquids is that they can replace conventional solvents. Recently, they were also used as co­catalysts (in the form of solvents) for metallic clusters, in the process of removal of aromatics from petroleum. The ionic liquid prepares and stabilizes the iridium nanoparticles that catalyze the reactions of hydrogenation of aromatic compounds. Ionic liquids have several applications,however they have a very high cost. Therefore, the idea of supporting them in compounds already used for this purpose is interesting because when they are supported, the required amount in the reactions will be less. Among several types of catalyst supports existing, one of the most important industrially are aluminum oxide, also known as alumina, which has the molecular formula Al2O3. Alumina has a variety of transitional structures, among which stands out the form g. The gamma-­alumina ( ꝩ-Al2O3) is a material of great industrial importance and is used as catalytic support automotive and industrial, for example in the petroleum refining catalysis. In this present work we present a simulation study of adsorption of the ionic liquid known like [BMIM]+ [BF4]­-on the (100) surface of gama­-alumina looking for an understanding at the atomic level about the interaction between the species cited. For a better understanding, the results have been obtained from geometries and the energies of several conformations of the ionic liquid on the surface oxide for after realize calculations post­processing such as analysis of Bader, charge density analysis and obtaining the vibrational frequencies. The energetic results, showed that the conformation of the ionic liquid on the surface significantly changes the system power, suggesting a global search of surface sites. The Bader's analysis, provides the location of system load while the study of the charge density shows the details of the interactions present in the adsorption. With the vibrational frequencies was possible to simulate vibrational spectra in the IR region.