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The resource utilization of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important and promising topic in energy chemical engineering. The previous products developed in our group through H2S conversion are sulfur or...

Recently, the selective removal of H 2 S and CO 2 has been highly desired in natural gas sweetening. Herein, four novel azole-based protic ionic liquids (PILs) were designed and prepared through one-step neutralization reaction. The solubility of H 2 S (0-1.0 bar), CO 2 (0-1.0 bar), and CH 4 (0-5.0 bar) was systematically measured at temperatures from 298.2 to 333.2 K. NMR and theoretical calculation were used to investigate the reaction mechanism between these PILs and H 2 S. Reaction equilibrium thermodynamic model (RETM) was screened to correlate the H 2 S solubility. Impressively,1,3,0] non-5-ene 1,2,4-1H-imidazolide ([DBNH][1,-2,4-triaz]) shows the highest H 2 S solubility (1.4 mol/mol or 7.3 mol/kg at 298.2 K and 1.0 bar) and superior H 2 S/CH 4 (831) and CO 2 /CH 4 (199) selectivities compared with literature results. Considering the excellent absorption capacity of H 2 S, high

Selective separation of CO2 from flue gas conforms to the criterion of sustainable society. Herein, a series of imidazolium-based phenolate ionic liquids (ILs) that have dual-site interaction centers to isolate CO2 from N2 by supported ionic liquid membranes (SILMs) is designed and prepared. Density, viscosity, and CO2 solubility in these ILs were measured. The effects of the electron-withdrawing or electron-donating ability of the substituents on the anion, the operation temperature and partial pressure on the permeability of CO2, and the ideal selectivity of CO2/N2 were investigated systematically. High permeability (up to 2540 barrers) and selectivity of CO2/N2 (up to 127) are achieved in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium phenolate ([bmim]­[PhO]) containing 15 wt % H2O under humidified condition. A novel facilitated transport mechanism, transfer of CO2 from carbene to phenolated anion, is proposed based on NMR, FT-IR, and theoretical calculation results. The new pathway is believed to offer an alternative opportunity for designing novel CO2 separation materials.