2006 AIChE Annual Meeting
(583f) Computer-Aided Molecular Design for Viscosities and Melting Points of Ionic Liquids
Authors
Tochigi, K. - Presenter, Nihon University
Yamamoto, H., Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.
Okamura, T., Nihon University
Matsuda, H., Nihon University
Kurihara, K., Nihon University
The equations for obtaining the viscosities and melting points of ionic liquids were built. These equations could be applied imidazolium, pyridinium or ammonium cation with some kind of anions. Molecular descriptors for predicting viscosities and melting points of these ionic liquids were based on the size and electrostatic properties in the cations. To determine coefficients in none linear equation, genetic algorithm (GA) were adapted. Fourteen-parameter correlation was obtained for viscosity with R2 = 0.9464. However, melting point correlation was hard to converge especially with BF4 anion salts. In addition, we developed the prediction models of the viscosities, melting points, and electric conductivities by means of the group contribution method. Using this group contribution method, we developed reverse-design system which exhaustively generate ionic liquids structure corresponding to certain physical properties.