Publications by authors named "J D Holbrey"
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- Researchers investigated the liquid structure of three common ionic liquids (ILs) using neutron scattering for the first time, focusing on [NTf] anions and different cations like [Cmim] and [P].
- The study found larger nonpolar nanodomains in ILs as the alkyl chain length increased, and it provided insights into cation-anion interactions, specifically the hydrogen bonding dynamics.
- With the introduction of a new data analysis package called Dissolve, the research validated findings across different models and reported a modified synthesis method for a specific IL, setting the stage for further exploration of the phosphonium ILs using neutron scattering.
Neutron diffraction with isotopic substitution has been used to investigate the structure of the liquid sodium acetate trihydrate-urea eutectic (mole fraction () of 0.60) at 50 °C. Urea competes with acetate anions and water molecules in the solvation of sodium ions, displacing water and, simultaneously, stabilising the liberated 'excess' water through hydrogen bonding between water and urea molecules in the eutectic liquid.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh-precision measurement of gas uptake from single or mixed feeds in solid and liquid sorbents traditionally requires time-consuming experimental procedures and/or complex and costly equipment. A simple and cost-effective headspace gas chromatography (HS-GC) approach for the fast, universal experimental screening of sorbents for gas uptake and/or determination of their real gas separation selectivity has been developed and is demonstrated for pressures up to 2500 mbar and temperatures above 30 °C. This method allows screening of solids and both volatile and nonvolatile liquid materials, physisorbents, and chemisorbents using both single and mixed permanent gases that can include CO, CH, H, and NH, for gas uptakes as low as 0.
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